Sensex ends up 246 pts, Nifty at 7872

Mumbai, Sept 14 : The market picked up pace in the last hours. The Sensex ended at 25856.70 and Nifty was up by 82.95 points trading at 7872.25.

Total of 1691 shares advanced with NTPC, Hindalco, Vedanta, Tata Steel and Axis Bank among the top gainers. Banking sector remained in the limelight for the entire trading session.

Among the major laggards were Maruti, Bajaj Auto, Reliance and Tata Motors.

Experts believe that markets are here to remain volatile ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting on Wednesday. (ANI)