Wednesday, April 26 2006 17:49 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Mumbai: The benchmark BSE sensex recorded a significant gain of 310 points in the pre-close trading today as major market players indulged in brisk buying triggered by excellent financial results announced by auto leader Maruti Udyog.

The Maruti's final quarterly results were encouraging and the trading sentiment picked up further on expectations of attractive results by trend-setter Reliance Industries to be announced tomorrow.

The sensex gained 310.70 points at 11,957.48, wiping off most of the losses incurred in last two trading sessions, as index related Maruti Udyog, HHEL and Relaince industries stocks rose smartly.

Similarly, National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose by 99.25 points at 3561.90.