The Sensex finally ended (provisional) at 14,765, up 419 points.
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Updated at 1459 hrs:

The Sensex has extended gains and is now at 14,709, up 363 points.

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Sterlite and Larsen & Toubro have surged over 5% each to Rs 608 and Rs 1,608, respectively.

Infosys and Hindalco have advanced nearly 3% each to Rs 1,810 and Rs 87, respectively.

BHEL, Reliance and Maruti Suzuki have gained 2.5% each at Rs 2,190, Rs 2,009 and Rs 1,027, respectively.

Sun Pharma has tumbled nearly 12 % to Rs 1,145.

Ranbaxy has declined over 4% to Rs 255.

Tata Steel is down 2.5% to Rs 388.

The market breadth is fairly positive -out of 2674 shares, 1,615 advanced and 971 declined.

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