The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 143 points at 15,333 due to strong global cues and slide in crude oil prices.
The index moved in a range of 220 points between 15,333 (low) and 15,553 (high) before finally settling with a gain of 206 points at 15,396.
The market breadth was positive - out of 2,724 stocks traded, 1,776 advanced, 872 declined and 76 were unchanged today.
The NSE Nifty ended with a gain of 55 points at 4,572.
ICICI Bank surged 4.4% to Rs 799. Reliance Infrastructure gained nearly 4% at Rs 1,061.
Bharti Airtel and NTPC advanced 3.1% each to Rs 840 and Rs 166, respectively.
Cipla gained 2.6% at Rs 217, while HDFC Bank moved up 2.5% to Rs 1,151.
DLF surged 2.4% to Rs 491. Infosys and Hindustan Unilever inched 2.3% each to Rs 1,907 and Rs 232, respectively.
ITC was up around 2% at Rs 201. Wipro added 1.8% to Rs 486. HDFC and Satyam were up 1.6% each at Rs 2,168 and Rs 488, respectivel.
Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel and Reliance were the other major gainers.
Hindalco plunged 2.3% to Rs 171. BHEL declined 2.1% at Rs 1,527.
Reliance Communications slipped 1.5% at Rs 535. SBI shed 0.6% to Rs 1,326. Maruti dropped 0.5% to Rs 718.
The index moved in a range of 220 points between 15,333 (low) and 15,553 (high) before finally settling with a gain of 206 points at 15,396.
The market breadth was positive - out of 2,724 stocks traded, 1,776 advanced, 872 declined and 76 were unchanged today.
The NSE Nifty ended with a gain of 55 points at 4,572.
ICICI Bank surged 4.4% to Rs 799. Reliance Infrastructure gained nearly 4% at Rs 1,061.
Bharti Airtel and NTPC advanced 3.1% each to Rs 840 and Rs 166, respectively.
Cipla gained 2.6% at Rs 217, while HDFC Bank moved up 2.5% to Rs 1,151.
DLF surged 2.4% to Rs 491. Infosys and Hindustan Unilever inched 2.3% each to Rs 1,907 and Rs 232, respectively.
ITC was up around 2% at Rs 201. Wipro added 1.8% to Rs 486. HDFC and Satyam were up 1.6% each at Rs 2,168 and Rs 488, respectivel.
Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel and Reliance were the other major gainers.
Hindalco plunged 2.3% to Rs 171. BHEL declined 2.1% at Rs 1,527.
Reliance Communications slipped 1.5% at Rs 535. SBI shed 0.6% to Rs 1,326. Maruti dropped 0.5% to Rs 718.
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