Sensex ends up 387pts at 16,402

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 85 points at 16,100. Nervousness in first half of the trading day saw the index gyrate between zones and touch a low of 15,884 - down 216 points from the day's open.

Fresh buying in noon trades helped the index rebound into the positive zone. Aggressive buying in select index heavyweights saw the index rally to a high of 16,338 - up 454 points from the day's low. The Sensex finally ended (provisional) with a gain of 387 points at 16,402.

The NSE Nifty moved up 121 points to end (provisional) at 4,951.