Stock brokers said pick up in buying by foreign funds bolstered by firming trends in the global markets and better corporate earnings, influenced the trading sentiments on the domestic bourses here.

Stocks of state-run power producer NTPC rose 1.08 per cent to Rs 216.20 after the government approved a 5 per cent stake sale in the company.

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Infosys Technologies rose by 1.02 per cent to Rs 2,216, TCS by 1.98 per cent to Rs 620.70, Wipro by 2.13 per cent to Rs 585.90, Reliance Industries by 0.41 per cent to Rs 2,233.90 and SBI by 1.40 per cent to Rs 2,496.80 among others. The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.96 per cent higher yesterday.