From the Sensex constituents, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, Bharti Airtel, Adani Ports, Eternal, Bajaj Finserv, NTPC, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries and Axis Bank were among the major gainers. In contrast, Trent, State Bank of India, Tech Mahindra, Maruti and Mahindra & Mahindra were among the laggards.
Sensex, Nifty slightly upbeat, midcaps to rule markets this week.
Skipper Suryakumar Yadav made optimal use of available resources in both departments as India did enough to beat a spirited Oman by 21 runs to end their league stage commitments in Asia Cup with a hat-trick of victories.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
At close, the Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654. Earlier in the day, the Sensex had hit a high of 25,645.
Sun Pharma, Tata Steel, State Bank of India, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, Larsen & Toubro and ICICI Bank were also among the Sensex gainers. HCL Tech, UltraTech Cement, Nestle and Hindustan Unilever were among the laggards.
Maruti, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Eternal, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Steel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Titan, HDFC Bank, and NTPC were among the other major gainers. Bharti Airtel and Sun Pharma were the laggards.
From the Sensex firms, Mahindra & Mahindra, HCL Tech, Tata Motors, Nestle, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Larsen & Toubro, and Tech Mahindra were the biggest gainers. In contrast, Eternal, UltraTech Cement, Power Grid, Tata Steel and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the laggards. Eternal dropped 4.51 per cent.
The sentiment-driven rally also got support from stock specific earning results and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement that the Centre will step up reforms to attract more investment and fill up infrastructure deficit.
The S&P BSE Sensex settled 292 points higher to close at 28,095 and the Nifty50 ended up 94 points at 8,636.
Sentiment also remained buoyant as a good monsoon season lifted hopes of a revival in farm output.
The S&P BSE Sensex zoomed 500 points to end at 27,627, the highest level in almost 9 months.
The S&P BSE Sensex rose 216 points to end at 26,740 and the Nifty50 gained 76 points to close at 8,204.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 122 points to end at 26,525.
The S&P BSE Sensex was up 241 points at 26,867 and the Nifty50 gained 68 points at 8,239.
The S&P BSE Sensex soared 287 points to end at 26,653.
The S&P BSE Sensex rose 486 points to close at 26,367.
The S&P BSE Sensex rose 576 points to end at 25,881.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 193 points to close at 25,790.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 57 points to end at 26,064.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 481 points to close at 25,627.
Investors are keenly awaiting the announcement of the macroeconomic data.
The S&P BSE Sensex was up 7 points to close at 25,338.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 275 points to end at 24,953.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 94.65 points to end at 24717.99.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended higher by 464 points or 1.95% at 24,243.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 267 points to end at 23,649.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 291 points to end at 24,480.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 217 points to end at 25,736.
A firm opening in the European market uplifted the mood.