Festive spirit seemed to have captured market mood as Sensex closed up 236.60 points at 13,708.34.
The markets closed in green, they were choppy and were moving within a tight range throughout the day.
Thousands of people in Assam have moved to high ground after rivers burst their banks and swamped temporary homes.
Brazil fans don't mind the mud near the lakeside resort in Weggis in Switzerland, where the team is practising.
The issue of demolitions in the capital rocked Parliament with an agitated BJP-led opposition stalling its proceedings.
As the people still shudder with the terror caused by the killer quake, there are some who rise above narrow communal walls.