Among Sensex stocks, Kotak Mahindra Bank advanced 1.57 per cent to Rs 1,829.05. Reliance Industries added 1.09 per cent to Rs 2,514.50 ahead of its quarterly earnings. UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank and Maruti Suzuki rose 1 per cent each. SBI, Nestle India, Bajaj Finserv, Hindustan Unilever and HDFC added up to 1 per cent.