Among the sectoral indices, bankex index soared 3% to 9,808. The realty, capital goods, metal and IT index were up 1.5% each.

The Sensex finally ended at 17,127, up 274 points. The NSE Nifty finally settled at 5,084, up 77 points.

INDEX MOVERS...

Among the BSE Sensex 30-stocks, SBI gained 5% at Rs 2,195 and ICICI Bank soared 4.5% to Rs 905.

Maruti, Mahindra & Mahindra, Sterlite and Wipro advanced over 3.5% each.

Reliance Communication, DLF, BHEL, Larsen & Toubro and HDFC Bank have increased over 2% each.

...AND THE SHAKERS

ONGC and ITC were down 1% each at Rs 1,171 and Rs 232, respectively.

The market breadth was marginally positive, out of 2,858 shares traded, 1,698 advanced and 1,183 declined so far on the BSE.

VALUE & VOLUME TOPPERS

Oil India has topped the combined value chart with a total turnoover of Rs 3,229 crore. It was followed by Reliance (Rs 1,168 crore), DLF (Rs 597 crore) and Unitech (Rs 444 crore).

Unitech topped the combined value chart with trades of 41 million shares. It was followed by Ispat Industries (28 million), FSL (23 million) and Parsvnath (17 million).

Image: The Bombay Stock Exchange