Sensex ends up 50pts at 20,257

The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 116 points at 20,323, and soon rallied to a high of 20,484 - just 14 points shy of the all-time peak of 20,498.

The index, thereafter, pared gains and exhibited steady movement with a gain of around 100-odd points for most part of the trading day. Some profit taking towards the end saw the index futher cut down gains and finally end (provisional) with a gain of 50 points at 20,257.