However, investors continue to remain watchful of the developments in west Asia.
The Nifty opened at 5,391 and scaled to an high of 5,428 followed by positive cues from the Asian peers as radiation concerns from Japan eased.
The S&P CNX Nifty held on to the gains and closed up 49 points, at 5414 and the benchmark Sensex advanced 149 points, at 17,988.
In west Asia, coalition forces renewed air strikes on Libya, intensifying the skirmish and stoking fears over oil supply.
Back in India, the government introduced a nationwide goods and services tax bill into parliament today but the opposition immediately threatened adjournment on back of cash-for-votes scandal.
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