Indices ended a choppy session on a positive note on Thursday. Automobile stocks were the star performers of the day. IT and telecom shares also put up a good show. But realty ended lower as traders sold for profits.

The National Stock Exchange's Nifty finished 53 points or 1.22 per cent up at 4412.3. The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex closed 129 points or 0.86 per cent higher at 15,121.74.

Biggest Sensex gainers comprised Mahindra & Mahindra (up 2.95%), Reliance Communications (2.77%), HDFC Bank (2.2%), Bajaj Auto (1.96%) and ACC (1.92%).

Cipla (down 2.68%), Reliance Energy (1.97%), Tata Steel (0.38%), Larsen & Toubro (0.31%) and State Bank of India (0.17%) were the losers on the 30-share index.

Market breadth on BSE showed 1554 advances and 1064 declines, while on NSE, advances to declines stood at 729:429.

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