Indices: Stock market update: Nifty IT index advances 0.31%

NEW DELHI: The Nifty IT index closed on a positive note on Thursday.

Shares of Infosys Ltd.(up 0.99 per cent), Persistent Systems Ltd.(up 0.64 per cent), HCL Technologies Ltd.(up 0.63 per cent), Tech Mahindra Ltd.(up 0.52 per cent) and Wipro Ltd.(up 0.27 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in…