Sensex slightly up; energy stocks gain

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A broker reacts while trading during the presentation of India's federal budget, at a stock brokerage in Mumbai February 26, 2010. REUTERS/Arko Datta/Files

REUTERS - Indian shares ended with marginal gains on Tuesday, as markets remained range-bound with investors keeping to the sidelines due to a lack of triggers.

The benchmark BSE Sensex closed up 0.11 percent at 31,291.85. The broader NSE Nifty ended 0.11 percent higher at 9,765.55. Both the indexes recorded their first gain in three sessions.

Energy stocks were among the top gainers of the day, with Indian Oil Corp climbing 2.42 percent.

(Reporting By Arnab Paul in Bengaluru; Editing by Amrutha Gayathri)