Heavy buying in the last hour of trading saw the Sensex finish with a solid gain of 1.4% (67 points) at 4,838.
Wipro advanced 3.7% (Rs 51) to Rs 1,451. Infosys was up more than a per cent (Rs 60) at Rs 4,672. Satyam was flat at Rs 314.
Reliance gained 2% (Rs 10) to Rs 460. HLL moved up Rs 3 to Rs 180, and ITC was up nearly 2% (Rs 15) at Rs 876.
BHEL gained 2.6% (Rs 11) to Rs 433. HPCL was up Rs 4 at Rs 339. MTNL and ONGC also moved up, but SBI was down a notch at Rs 449.
Grasim was firm right through the session, and added Rs 24 to Rs 854. ACC and L&T also finished in positive zones.
Tata Motors firmed up 3% (Rs 11) to Rs 387.
ICICI Bank zoomed 5% (Rs 12) to Rs 239. BSES gained 4% (Rs 19) to Rs 447. Tisco added 2% (Rs 8) to Rs 344. HDFC Bank was up Rs 6 at Rs 303.
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