Sensex ends at 9885, up 340pts

Following a record 616 points rally on Friday coupled with strong world market the Sensex opened with a huge positive gap of 158 points at 9703 and then did not bother to look back.

Unabated buying in the market saw the index zoom to a high of 10,118 - up 573 points from its previous close. However, intra-day profit taking saw the index pare gains and finally settle 340 points higher at 9885.