Trading in a narrow range of over 50 points, the benchmark Sensex managed to close with marginal gains of 1.57 points at 21,755.32. A special 90- minute trading was organised on Saturday by both the leading bourses to test the disaster recover site. The broader index, Nifty also gained by 1.7 points and ended the session at 6,494.90.
Brokers said the market moved in a limited range as directionless investors and funds refrained from undertaking any major transactions due to weekend closure of global markets. On Sensex, 1l shares gained while other 14 ended with losses. Among gainers, share prices of Cipla rose the most by 1.77 per cent followed by Sun Pharmaceutical and Bharti Airtel which gained 0.68 per cent and 0.44 per cent respectively. Hindalco was the biggest loser and slid by 1.5 per cent. Stocks of Axis Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Infosys, BHEl and HDFC Bank also declined on profit booking from previous session's upsurge.