Taking Stock: Bulls back in action; Nifty above 23,300, Sensex up 454 points

Kotak Mahindra Bank, Wipro, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, Bajaj Finserv were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were SBI Life Insurance, Shriram Finance, Trent, HDFC Life, Adani Ports. Among sectors, except auto and FMCG, all other indices ended in the green with bank, media, metal, capital goods, PSU, telecom, power, PSU bank up 1-2 percent..