Sensex ends above 8,100; Grasim zooms 7%

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 13 points at 8,073, which also turned out to be the low for the day. The index was firmly above 8,100 for most part of the trading session. After hitting a high of 8,143 in late noon deals, the Sensex closed on a bullish note at 8,138 - a gain of 0.97% (78 points).

ITC advanced over 2% (Rs 39) to Rs 1,871. HLL was also up over 2% (Rs 4) at Rs 169. ONGC gained Rs 14 to Rs 1,007. Reliance was up Rs 12 at Rs 753, and SBI added Rs 13 to Rs 868.

TCS moved up 2.5% (Rs 35) to Rs 1,427. Infosys was up Rs 7 at Rs 2,426. Satyam and Wipro also finished with gains.

Bajaj was firm right through the session, and moved up 2.4% (Rs 37) to Rs 1,590.

Grasim zoomed nearly 7% (Rs 88) to Rs 1,390. HDFC added 2.5% (Rs 23) to Rs 939. Hero Honda, ACC, Bharti, BHEL, Dr. Reddy's and Tata Steel also closed with gains.