At close, the Sensex was up 174.29 points or 0.33% at 52474.76, and the Nifty was up 61.60 points or 0.39% at 15799.40 hitting new lifetime highs. Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, L&T, HDFC Life, and SBI were the top losers. While Dr. Reddy’s, Power Grid, TCS, HCL Tech, and Infosys were the top gainers on Sensex. About 1744 shares have advanced, 1368 shares declined, and 138 shares are unchanged. The Nifty Metal index zoomed nearly 3 percent on the NSE, followed by the Nifty IT and Pharma indices, up over 1 percent higher each. The BSE MidCap index, on the other hand, closed 0.14 percent up while the BSE SmallCap index ended 0.4 percent higher. India VIX, the volatility gauge was down 6% on closing.