From the Sensex firms, Eternal climbed 3.32 per cent. Bharti Airtel, IndusInd Bank, Tech Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, Tata Steel and Hindustan Unilever were the other major gainers.
However, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, Tata Consultancy Services, Titan and Larsen & Toubro were among the laggards.
Bernstein chose Infosys Ltd. as its top pick among Indian IT companies, as it will likely lead in scale and marginal stability among large caps. Coforge Ltd. and Persistent Systems Ltd. also stand out in the small- and mid-cap sections for the fastest growth rate, the brokerage said.