CLOSNG TODAY

The Sensex opened with a huge positive gap of 262 points at 15,430, and zoomed to a high of 15,520 in noon deals. The Sensex finally closed with a huge gain of 336 points (2.22%) at 15,504.
The BSE Realty index advanced over 5%, and the Bankex gained over 4%. The BSE Oil & Gas, PSU, Power, Capital Goods and Auto indices gained over 2%. Market breadth was bullish - out of over 2,775 scrips traded, over 1,735 logged gains.
Jaiprakash advanced nearly 8% to Rs 198. Reliance Infra gained 7% at Rs 1,102. ICICI Bank gained 6% at Rs 771. SBI was up over 4% at Rs 1,593.
Maruti added 5% at Rs 715. Reliance moved up over 3% to Rs 2,326. ONGC, RCom, DLF, BHEL, M&M and L&T also finished with gains.
Sterlite declined over 2% to Rs 625. TCS, Infosys, Tata Steel and Hindalco also declined.
Total market turnover (BSE+NSE) was Rs 57,586 crore - below 5-day average. RCom was the most active counter on the BSE with a turnover of Rs 239 crore followed by Reliance (Rs 232 crore), Reliance Capital (Rs 220 crore), Vishal IT (Rs 216 crore) and RNRL (Rs 181 crore).