At close, the Sensex was up 99.36 points or 0.27% at 36693.69, and the Nifty was up 34.70 points or 0.32% at 10802.70. Tech Mahindra, HCL tech, JSW Steel and Reliance Industries were the major gainers in the Sensex pack. HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, HDFC, Power Grid and ICICI Bank were major losers. About 1110 shares have advanced, 1543 shares declined, and 175 shares are unchanged. Nifty IT gained 1.2 per cent. Nifty PSU Bank index was down 1.7 per cent, followed by Nifty Bank index. Nifty Metal was top gainer while all banking and financial services indices were in the red. BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended flat.