The BSE benchmark Sensex ended 464.90 points, or 2.53 per cent higher at a two-month high of 18,815.64. The NSE Nifty ended at 5654.25, up by 131.85 points
Most Asian stock indices closed in the positive today, with Europe also opening in the green. Rupee was seen trading at Rs 44.65 to the dollar at the time of writing
BSE IT index was the top performer among sectoral indices and rose by 245.11 points or 4.02 per cent to 6,344.62 level after touching an intra-day high of 6,373.79 on significant gains IT bellwether Infosys Technologies and its peers TCS and Wipro.
NSE top five gainers:
DLF +6.36, Infosys +5.34, NTPC +3.98, Wipro +3.70, ICICI +3.61