The Sensex opened with a significant positive gap of 312 points at 9,277 following a double bonanza - RBI cutting rates and the government announcing stimulus package. The index, exhibited range-bound movement with a positive bias for most part of the trading day.
Significant weakess in the Reliance counter towards the close saw the index pare gains from a high of 9,432 and slip to a low of 9,096. The Sensex finally ended with a gain of 196 points at 9,161.