Sensex soars 362pts, gains 878pts in four days

The Sensex opened with a significant positive gap of 126 points at 13,072, and did not bother to look back. The markets, which were on the recovery path, got another booster dose as the US Federal Reserve kept the benchmark interest rates unchanged yesterday.

Unabated buying saw the index rally to a high of 13,326. The index thus gained 1,010 points from the low of 12,316 hit last Friday.

The Sensex finally closed today with a hefty gain of 362 points (2.8%) at 13,308. In the process, the index is now up 878 points (7%) in the last four trading days.

Read more at Business Standard