The BSE Sensex gained 60.19 points or 0.34% and settled at 17,644.16. The index touched a high and a low of 17,731.88 and 17,504.38 respectively. 15 stocks advanced against 14 declining ones while 1 stock remained unchanged on the index (Provisional). The BSE Mid-cap index lost 0.20% while Small-cap index was down by 0.12%. On the BSE Sectoral front, Bankex up 1.34%, Health Care up 0.84%, Capital Goods up 0.47%, TECk up 0.28% and Metal up 0.18% were the top gainer while Realty down 2.67%, PSU down 0.74%, Auto down 0.43%, Oil & Gas down 0.29% and FMCG down 0.28% were the top losers.