The Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex ended the day at 19864.85, up 217.08 points, or 1.10% from the previous close. The National Stock Exchange’s Nifty pulled down the shutter to end at 5948.75, up 56.45 points, or 0.96%.

The 50-share S&P CNX Nifty finally settled at 5,892.30, after sinking 51.80 points or 0.87%.Nifty December futures saw an addition of 6.93% or 1.73 million (mn) units, taking the total outstanding open interest (OI) to 26.80 mn units. For Nifty calls, 6000 strike price (SP) from the December series was the most active call with an addition of 0.88 mn or 10.73%.Among Nifty puts, 5900 SP from the December month expiry was the most active put with a contraction of 0.14 mn or 3.21%.

IT biggies -- TCS, Infosys and Wipro -- were the other top gainers in trade today. Index heavyweight, RIL, added around half a percent during the session.On the flip side, M&M, Tata Power and HUL were the major laggards on the index.MOIL, which debuted on the bourses on Wednesday, shed one percent during the session to end at Rs 461.95. Finally, the BSE Sensex zoomed 217.08 points or 1.10% to settle at 19,864.85 while the S&P CNX Nifty jumped 56.45 points or 0.96% to end at 5948.75.