Nifty rises above 19,500, Sensex up 300 points, with Maruti Suzuki, RBL Bank, and PNB in the spotlight.

BPCL, Asian Paints, TCS, Hero MotoCorp and Infosys were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Power Grid Corporation, Divis Labs, Axis Bank, SBI Life Insurance and HDFC Life.