Vedanta rallied further to hold gains of 3.63 per cent by the close on the BSE on Friday. At 3.04 pm the share was at Rs 107.10 against Rs 103.35 at close yesterday.

ICICI Bank made rapid strides to notch up gains of 3.58 per cent at Rs 302.30 against Rs 291.85 at close yesterday.

State Bank of India was trading at Rs 268.55. This represented a gain of 3.53 per cent on its overnight close at Rs 259.40.

Reliance Industries spurted 3.51 per cent to trade at Rs 967.75 against Rs 934.90 at close yesterday.

HDFC built gains of 3.50 per cent at Rs 1,301 against Rs 1,257.05 at close overnight.