Nifty near 24,350 mark; IT shares advance; VIX drops 5.85%

At 11:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 792.89 points or 1.01% to 79,684.08. The Nifty 50 index gained 233.85 points or 0.97% to 24,349.80.