The Sensex on Monday opened with a positive gap of 120 points at 14,746 on strong global cues.
It touched a high of 14,907 in the morning session and then slipped to touch a low of 14,655 as investors booked profit. The markets exhibited volatility throughout the day and finally ended at 14,840, up 215 points.
The Nifty touched its nine- month high in the morning and finally ended at 4,529 up 81 points.
The Small-cap was up 3.5% at 6,199 and the Mid-cap advanced 3% to 5,207.
The BSE Realty and the Metal indices led the rally with over 5% each at 4,032 and 11,449, respectively.
The market breadth was positive - out of 2,870 shares, 2,290 advanced, 541 declined and 39 were unchanged on Monday.
THE INDEX MOVERS...
Tata Steel surged 8% at Rs 438 and Sterlite soared 7% to Rs 665.
ACC, NTPC and Jaiprakash Associates advanced over 6% each to Rs 833, Rs 229 and Rs 220, respectively.
Mahindra & Mahindra, HDFC and ITC added 5% each to Rs 710, Rs 2,298 and Rs 193, respectively.
Reliance Communications, Infosys, Wipro, Hindalco, Grasim, DLF and Realiance Infrastructures gained 2-5% each.
....AND THE LOSERS
ICICI Bank and BHEL dropped 2% each to Rs 723 and Rs 2,125, respectively.
Bharti Airtel and Ranbaxy slipped 1.5% each to Rs 806 and Rs 275, respectively.
