The Sensex today ended with a gain of 53 points at 9,202.
The BSE Metal index surged 3% to 4,945, and the Realty index advanced over 1% to 1,399.
The market breadth was marginally negative - out of 2,528 stocks traded, 1,278 declined and 1,148 advanced today.
DLF and Tata Steel surged 5% each to Rs 140 and Rs 179, respectively.
Jaiprakash Associates and Sterlite rallied over 4.5% each to Rs 69 and Rs 279, respectively.
Maruti rallied 3% to Rs 602. ONGC and Reliance Communications moved up 2.3% each to Rs 665 and Rs 163, respectively.
ACC gained nearly 2% at Rs 528. Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors, BHEL and Hindustan Unilever were the other major gainers.
Mahindra & Mahindra slipped 1.7% to Rs 283, and Ranbaxy declined 1.3% to Rs 206.
Hindalco was down over 1% at Rs 44.
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