A volatile session amid monthly F&O expiry saw the benchmark indices end higher on July 30, with Nifty at 24,850 supported by IT, FMCG, capital goods, while selling in auto, PSU Bank, realty weighed.

At close, Sensex was higher by 143.91 points or 0.18 percent at 81,481.86, and the Nifty was up 33.95 points or 0.14 percent at 24,855.05, while BSE Mid and Smallcap indices ended with marginal gains.

On the sectoral front, auto, PSU Bank, realty were down 0.5 percent each, while IT, FMCG, consumer durables, capital goods saw buying.

L&T, Tata Consumer, NTPC, Sun Pharma, Maruti Suzuki were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, Power Grid Corp, Bajaj Auto and Eternal.