BSE

BSESENSEX gained 574.86 points or 0.92 per cent to close at 62,868.50 points while NIFTY gained 183.35 points or 0.99 per cent to close at 18,696.10 points. The broader markets fared much better and we saw BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 gain 1.18 per cent, 1.42 per cent and 1.50 per cent respectively. BSEMIDCAP was up 2.84 per cent while BSESMALLCAP gained 2.43 per cent.

The Sensex opened at 63,357.99 points, reached a high of 63,583.07 points, a low of 63,183.77 points and closed at 63,284.19 points. On Wednesday, the Sensex had closed at 63,099.65 points. At the NSE, the Nifty opened at 18,871.95, touched a high of 18,874.30 points, a low of 18,778.20 points and closed at 18,812.50 points.

The Sensex opened at 63,357.99 points reached a high of 63,583.07 points and a low of 63,357.99 points. On Wednesday, the Sensex had closed at 63,099.65 points. At the NSE, the Nifty opened at 18,871.95, touched a high of 18,874.30 points and a low of 18,842.05 points. It had closed at 18,758.35 points on Wednesday.

The Sensex of BSE on Tuesday touched a record high of 62,877.73 points after opening at 62,362.08 points and touched a low of 62,362.08 points during the day. The Sensex closed at 62,681.84 points, up by 177.04 points. On Monday, the Sensex had closed at 62,504.80 points after hitting an all time high of 62,701.40 points.

The BSE Sensex closed at an all-time high of 62,272.68 points, up 762.10 points or 1.24 per cent, on Thursday. Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said Indian equities had a stupendous day on the monthly F&O expiry with key benchmark indices touching record levels.

"The ongoing rally which has taken the Sensex above 60,000 has been triggered mainly by the rally in the mother market US where the Dow has recorded four straight weeks of gains," Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said.

"The ongoing rally which has taken the Sensex above 60,000 has been triggered mainly by the rally in the mother market US where the Dow has recorded four straight weeks of gains," Dr. V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said.

BSESNESEX gained 652.70 points or 1.10% to close at 59,959.85 points while NIFTY gained 210.50 points or 1.20 per cent to close at 17,786.80 points. The broader market saw BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 gain 1.17 per cent, 1.12 per cent and 1.05 per cent respectively. BSEMIDCAP was up 0.98 per cent and BSESMALLCAP was up 0.43 per cent. The Indian Rupee gained 21 paisa or 0.25 per cent to close at Rs 82.47.

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highway Nitin Gadkari on Friday said, "Today is a historic day and I feel very happy that we could finally give the Retail Investors (retired citizens, salaried individuals, small and medium business owners) an opportunity to participate in the Nation-Building activity. The minimum investment slab is just Rs 10,000." Gadkari informed that 25 per cent of NCDs has been reserved for Retail Investors.

At the end of the week, BSESENSEX gained 764.34 points or 1.33 per cent to close at 58,191.29 points while NIFTY gained 220.30 points or 1.29 per cent to close at 17,314.65 points. The broader indices saw BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 gain 1.22 per cent, 1.28 per cent and 1.37 per cent respectively. BSEMIDCAP gained 2.14 per cent while BSESMALLCAP gained 2.57 per cent. Markets gained on two of the four trading sessions and lost on the remaining two.