Among Sensex stocks, Power Grid advanced 1.76 per cent to Rs 214.35. Bajaj Finserv added 1.65 per cent to Rs 11,570. NTPC, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra, ICICI Bank and Infosys gained over 1 per cent each. SBI, Sun Pharma, Kotak Mahindra Bank, TCS, Dr Reddy's Labs and HCL Tech rose up to 1 per cent.