Reply #58: sensex ends up 221 on global firming trend

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Sensex-up-221-pts-on-firming-global-trend/articleshow/8604865.cms

MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today advanced by 221 points as investors bought stocks at attractive low levels amid a firming global trend.

The Sensex, which had gained 197 points in the previous session, climbed 221.46 points to 18,266.10, led by a rally in blue chips Reliance Industries (RIL) and the largest private sector lender ICICI Bank.

The broad-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also advanced by 63.75 points to 5,476.10.

RIL, the most valuable scrip on the 30-share gauge Sensex, picked 1.40 percent to Rs 946.30 a share while ICICI Bank gained 4.23 pc to Rs 1069 a share. IT bellwether Infosys, too, jumped by 0.31 per cent to Rs 2,787.95.