Sensex ends at 13,426, up 27pts

Mirroring strong global trend and robust FII inflows the Sensex opened with a positive gap of 41 points at 13,440. Smart buying in technology shares saw the index rally to a new all-time intra-day high of 13,487.

However, profit taking in late morning deals saw the index slip into red to a low of 13,381 - down 106 points from the day's high. The index, thereafter, exhibited range-bound movement with a positive bias for rest of the trading day.

The Sensex finally settled with a marginal gain of 27 points at 13,426.