25/12/2010 00:00 AST

The domestic market ended in green on advance tax payments by corporates and a major acquisition in the steel sector as the barometer index BSE Sensex and the 50-unit S&P CNX Nifty regained their psychological 20,000 and 6,000 level, respectively .

The BSE Sensex rose 208.81 points or 1.05 per cent to end the week at 20,073.66 from its last week-end level. The S&P CNX Nifty also rose 62.85 points or 1.06 per cent to 6,011.60.

Among the major indices, the BSE-metal index shot up by 3.94 per cent, the BSE-IT firmed up by 1.78 per cent, the BSE-Teck 1.63 per cent, the BSE Auto 1.28 per cent and the BSE-FMCG by 1.17 per cent.

The combined advance tax payment by top 100 corporate taxpayers rose 18.7 per cent to Rs 27,531 crore in the third quarter, indicating better corporate performance.

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