Mirroring the positive trend in the global markets, the Sensex opened 132 points higher at 9,822, and touched a high of 9,948 in the morning trades. Some profit-taking at higher levels saw the index pare gains and slip to a low of 9,749. The index, thereafter, exhibited range-bound movement and finally settled with a gain of 142 points at 9,832.
Out of 2,572 stocks traded today - 1,935 advanced, 556 declined and the rest were unchanged.
The NSE Nifty closed 60 points higher at 2,981.
Grasim zoomed over 9% at Rs 1,174, and Hindalco soared nearly 6% to Rs 56.
Sterlite surged over 5% to Rs 308. Larsen & Toubro and Tata Steel rallied over 4.2% each to Rs 820 and Rs 227, respectively.
ONGC gained over 4.1% at Rs 673 while ACC was up 3.9% to Rs 513.
Mahindra and Mahindra advanced 3.5% to Rs 303. HDFC Bank and Jaiprakash Associates were up 2.7% each to Rs 945 and Rs 86, respectively.
Tata Motors moved up 2.6% at Rs 158. Reliance gained 2.4% to Rs 1,338.
Reliance Communications slumped 4.1% to Rs 239, and TCS plunged 2.6% to Rs 470.
Tata Power tumbled 2.5% to Rs 732. Wipro declined 1.6% to Rs 235 and HDFC shed 1.4% at Rs 1,612.
State Bank of India was down 0.8% at Rs 1,204.
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