Reliance Capital 1.5 pct, Max India gains 0.8 pct, Aditya Birla Nuvo rises 0.3 pct.
Bajaj Finserv rises 0.3 percent and Exide Industries advances 1.3 pct.
Government confident of passing legislation to allow more foreign investment in the insurance sector.
Month-long parliament session to begin later in the day.