Maruti-Suzuki, DLF, Sterlite, State Bank of India, Hindalco, ICICI Bank, Associated Cement Companies, Tata Motors, Tata Steel and Tata Power were among the top 10 gainers, data with the bourse showed.
The government had Friday said all ministries have been asked to compile a list of state-run firms for sale of stake and listing on stock exchanges, even as it expected partial divestment in at least three such firms by the end of this fiscal.
Disinvestment Secretary Sunil Mitra said as per data available for 2007-08, there were 10 listed state-run firms with less than 10 percent public holding, while 50 others met the criteria for divestment in terms of profits and net worth.
Statistics on India's industrial production a day earlier showed a 9.1-percent growth in September, compared to 6 percent in the corresponding month last year, in yet another sign of economic recovery in the country.