Sensex, Nifty Gain For Fifth Straight Session Led By SBI, Infosys

The Sensex ended 77 points or 0.19 per cent higher at 40,129 and the Nifty 50 index shut shop at 11,878, up 33 points or 0.28 per cent from its previous close. The Sensex and Nifty came off intraday highs in the last hour of trade owing to selling pressure in HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank as futures and options contracts for the month of October expired, according to analysts. Sixte...