Market Report
- Grasim Industries, Bharti Airtel, Nestle India, Maruti Suzuki and HCL Technologies were the biggest Nifty gainers, while losers included Sun Pharma, BPCL, Reliance Industries, MM and Hindalco Industries
- Analysts expect the market to maintain the bullish undertone as elections and corporate earnings season continue
- Broader markets outperformed benchmarks, with the BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap rising up to 0.9 percent
- India VIX, which measures near-term volatility saw a sharp fall of 18 percent to trade around 10.42