From the retail pack, Future Group firm Pantaloon Retail surged 32.61 per cent to Rs 209, while Provogue India gained 17.83 per cent to Rs 18.90 on the BSE.
Among others, Brandhouse Retails soared 18.58 per cent, Koutons Retail India gained 5 per cent to touch its upper circuit limit of Rs 7.15, Tata Group retail firm Trent (15.87 per cent) and Shoppers Stop (15.19 per cent.
Aviations scrips, too, saw heavy buying, where Kingfisher Airlines shot-up by 19.98 per cent to touch its highest trading permissible limit for the day at Rs 12.97.
Jet Airways shares rose by 8.21 per cent and Spicejet jumped 19.71 per cent to Rs 41.30.
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