It was the day of an upward trend in the Mumbai market. The equity benchmark Sensex rallied 409 points on Thursday, tracking gains in index-heavyweights HDFC twins and Reliance Industries amid positive cues from overseas markets.

In fact, having attained a hit at 36,806.30 during the day, the 30-share index settled 408.68 points. It is 1.12 per cent. And higher at 36,737.69.

Also, the NSE Nifty jumped 107.70 points, or 1.01 per cent, to finish at 10,813.45.

Bajaj Finance was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, spurting around 4 per cent, followed by SBI, Tata Steel, HDFC, Bajaj Finserv, HCL Tech and M&M.

Along side, ONGC, Tech Mahindra, TCS, HUL and Maruti were among the laggards.