The broader NSE Nifty, on the other hand, ended 2.70 points, or 0.02 per cent, lower at 11,555.90 in its third straight day of losses.
ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Infosys, SBI and L&T among fund managers' preferred bets.
The Anil Ambani group's Reliance Infrastructure and Hyderabad-based Lanco Infratech have so far purchased the Request for Qualification applications for taking up the Rs 12,132-crore (Rs 121.32 billion) Hyderabad Metro Rail project.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.