Sensex ends up 131.21 points

MUMBAI, Feb 28 (Economic Times): Benchmarks ended in the positive territory after paring most of intraday gains as post-budget euphoria came to an end. FMCG, PSU and realty space led the rally while auto and power space closed marginally lower. The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in his budget speech said fiscal deficit for FY 11-12 is seen at 4.6 per cent. He has proposed to raise Rs 400 billion through disinvestment. Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex closed at 17832.12, up 131.21 points or 0.74 per cent. The 30-share index touched a low of 17718.88 and high of 18296.53 intraday. National Stock Exchange's Nifty ended at 5334.20, up 30.65 points or 0.58 per cent. The broader index touched a low of 5308.60 and high of 5477 in today's trade. BSE Midcap Index was up 0.37 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index moved 0.40 per cent higher. Amongst the sectoral indices, BSE FMCG Index advanced 4.57 per cent, BSE PSU Index moved up 1.99 per cent and BSE Realty Index gained 1.29 per cent. BSE Auto Index was down 0.18 per cent and BSE Power Index moved 0.10 per cent lower. ITC (8.55 per cent), Maruti (4.80 per cent), ONGC (3.46 per cent), M&M (2.84 per cent) and SBI (2.40 per cent) were the top gainers.