Market closes with minor gains led by IT sector in a volatile session

Sensex rises 298 points to 61,730 & Nifty 73 points to 18,203

Nifty Bank gains 217 points to 43,969 while midcap index slips 20 points to 32,550

The top gainers on the Nifty 50 were Adani Ports, Adani Entertainment, Tata Motors and Tech Mahindra.

The top losers were Divis Laboratories, which extended its downward trend, Britannia and NTPC.

Strides Pharma ends 3% higher after US FDA clears Puducherry facility

United Spirits rose 2% on better-than-expected Q4 earnings

Siemens selling one of the arms to parent company drags the stock down 3%

Alkem Lab reported Q4 earnings below expectations, stock 3% off highs