Market makes a smart recovery led by HDFC Bank, Reliance & ITC on expiry day, closes in the green

Sensex gains 99 points to 61,873 & Nifty 36 points to 18,321

Nifty Bank ends 4 points higher at 43,681 & Midcap Index 126 points higher at 33,157

Top gainers were Bajaj Auto, Adani Enterprises, Bharti Airtel, ITC and Divis Laboratories

Top losers were Wipro, Tata Motors, UPL, Hindalco and HDFC

Adani Enterprises rises 7% from lows to close 3% higher despite ASM (additional surveillance measure) inclusion

Bharti Airtel rises following a positive brokerage note, gains nearly 3%

Nykaa rises 4% from lows on strong Q4 EBITDA & margin expansion

Ashok Leyland extends losing streak despite positive management commentary, down 3%

Granules falls 2% on information security incident at the company