Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged.
Sensex is trading firm; FMCG, real estate going strong.
The Sensex ended higher by 245 points at 27,372 mark and the Nifty gained 66 points at 8,225.
Tata Steel, SBI, Infosys and L&T were among the top gainers for the day.
A mixed global trend and weakness in rupee influenced the sentiments during the day.
The Sensex ended up 48 points at 28,386 and the Nifty gained 13 points to close at 8,476.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, ITC, NTPC, L&T and HDFC, all up 2% each
Nifty is likely to remain under selling pressure unless and until it breach the 7,700-7,720 levels on closing basis.
Indian markets ended on a lower note after the stimulus announced by the European Central Bank (ECB) failed to meet expectation.
Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.
There are few strategies to invest safely in a volatile market.
Indian equity markets registered their highest single-day percentage gains since early October.
India must focus on reforms.
Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
SBI plunged over 3% after posting a 34.57% fall in net profit to Rs 2,538 crore for the quarter ended September 2016 on rise in provisions for non-performing loans.