Sensex, Nifty end higher on IT, Reliance boost The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index closed 0.85% up at 14,644.70, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex added 0.8% to end at 49,792.12. The Nifty and Sensex ended the previous session more than 1% higher. advertisement UPDATED: January 20, 2021 16:46 IST The Nifty IT index added 2.2%, the top boost to the Nifty index, with Infosys Ltd and Tata Consultancy Ltd rising 1.7% and 1.5%, respectively. (Photo: Reuters/Representational image) Indian shares ended higher on Wednesday, led by gains in information technology and Reliance Industries, while U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen's push for a big pandemic relief package also aided investor sentiment.