The Sensex opened 67 points higher at 14,611. After exhibiting lacklustre movement for most part of the day, the index moved up to a high of 14,746, backed by smart gains in telecom, realty and metal stocks.
The Sensex finally ended with a gain of 135 points at 14,678. In the process, the index today broke its five-day losing streak wherein the index had shed 960 points.
The BSE Realty, Power and Metal index gained 1.7% each at 5,208, 2,660 and 12,476, respectively.
The market breadth was fairly positive - out of 2,718 stocks traded, 1,666 advanced, 969 declined and 83 were unchanged today.
Reliance Communications surged 3.8% to Rs 415, and Bharti Airtel rallied 3% to Rs 815.
BHEL and Grasim moved up around 3.5% each to Rs 1,735 and Rs 2,028, respectively.
Ranbaxy advanced 2.7% to Rs 506, and HDFC Bank added 2.5% to Rs 1,238.
DLF gained nearly 2% at Rs 510. Reliance Infrastructure, Larsen & Toubro and NTPC were up around 1.5% each at Rs 1,010, Rs 2,715 and Rs 184, respectively.
ONGC dropped 2.5% to Rs 1,036. Mahindra & Mahindra shed 2% at Rs 550.
The Sensex finally ended with a gain of 135 points at 14,678. In the process, the index today broke its five-day losing streak wherein the index had shed 960 points.
The BSE Realty, Power and Metal index gained 1.7% each at 5,208, 2,660 and 12,476, respectively.
The market breadth was fairly positive - out of 2,718 stocks traded, 1,666 advanced, 969 declined and 83 were unchanged today.
Reliance Communications surged 3.8% to Rs 415, and Bharti Airtel rallied 3% to Rs 815.
BHEL and Grasim moved up around 3.5% each to Rs 1,735 and Rs 2,028, respectively.
Ranbaxy advanced 2.7% to Rs 506, and HDFC Bank added 2.5% to Rs 1,238.
DLF gained nearly 2% at Rs 510. Reliance Infrastructure, Larsen & Toubro and NTPC were up around 1.5% each at Rs 1,010, Rs 2,715 and Rs 184, respectively.
ONGC dropped 2.5% to Rs 1,036. Mahindra & Mahindra shed 2% at Rs 550.
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