The 50-issue NSE index rose 2.96 percent to 3,875.90.
STOCKS THAT MOVED
* Telecoms firm Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. jumped 10.3 percent to 423.85 rupees after the Business Standard newspaper reported that shareholders would benefit if the company sold its surplus land.
* Kotak Mahindra Bank gained 2.1 percent to 438.80 rupees after the private lender signed a deal with International Finance Corp. to raise up to $45 million in Tier II subordinated bonds with a maturity of more than 15 years.
* Civil engineering firm McNally Bharat Engineering Co. Ltd. rose 2.5 percent to 137.40 rupees after it secured an equipment supply order worth 209.5 million rupees.
MAIN TOP 3 BY VOLUME
* IFCI Ltd. on 28.14 million shares.
* Idea Cellular Ltd. on 5 million shares.
* AMD Metplast Ltd. on 3.8 million shares
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