Stocks markets ended with strong gains on Thursday supported by a massive rally of 7.29% in Reliance.
The Sensex closed the session gaining 646 points and the Nifty surged 1.52% to end near 11,450.
Reliance, BPCL, Asian Paints, IOC and Axis Bank were the top five index gainers.
The rupee strengthened by 9 paise to settle at 73.46 against the US dollar.