Sensex, Nifty updates on March 17, 2024: India’s equity benchmarks gained nearly 0.3% each on Friday. While the BSE Sensex gained 253.31 points, or 0.34%, to 73,917.03, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 62.25 points, or 0.28%, to 22,466.10. Within the Nifty pack, top gainers were M&M, Grasim, Ultratech Cement, JSW Steel, and BPCL, while Cipla, TCS, SBI Life, HCL Tech, and Britannia were the major laggards. Mahindra and Mahindra gained 5.83% to close at ₹2,410 as the company announced its plans to invest ₹26,000 crore in automotive business in the next three years.