Railways Minister Sadananda Gowda will present his maiden Rail Budget on July 8 in Parliament.
The Sensex ended up 244 points at 28,504 on strong global cues.
The market benchmark appears set to end 2013 on a positive note with a modest gain of over 7 per cent, but such gains are not to be seen in a majority of stocks available in the market, which predominantly include those of mid-size and smaller companies, shows an analysis of various indices.