The gains came on the back of heavy volumes, amid expiry of monthly derivative contracts. The Sensex, which had gained 464 points in past two sessions, ended 130.55 points, or 0.62 per cent, higher at 21,164.52, a new all-time closing high.
The index touched intra-day high of 21,205.44, just shy of the peak of 21,206.77 set on 10 January, 2008. On Wednesday, it had closed at 21,033.97.
Gains logged by 21 Sensex stocks including SBI, ICICI Bank, RIL, TCS, Bharti Airtel, ONGC, Tata Steel and GAIL India helped the Sensex extend its winning run.
On similar lines, the broad-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty spurted by 47.45 points, or 0.76 per cent, to end at 6,299.15. It had earlier touched intra-day high of 6,309.05.
Also, SX40 index, the flagship index of MCX-SX, closed at 12,545.13, clocking a gain of 30.32 points or 0.24 per cent.
Brokers said foreign funds remained net buyers in Indian equities and better-than-expected earnings by leading companies raised further hopes of more capital inflows. Sectorally, the BSE Consumer Durables index gained the most by rising 2.65 per cent, followed by PSU index (2.47 per cent), Banking index (1.93 per cent), Metal index (1.73 per cent) and Oil & Gas index (1.44 per cent).
For the month of october, the BSE Sensex rose by 9.20 per cent, or 1,784.75 points. Asian stocks closed lower on concerns the Federal Reserve may start easing its stimulus programme sooner than previously forecast. Key indices in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan fell. European markets were weak in early trade, with the CAC, DAX and FTSE all down.
Of the 30 Sensex shares, 21 advanced, led by State Bank of India (4.33 per cent), Tata Steel (2.45 per cent), GAIL India (2.31 per cent), Tata Power (1.99 per cent) and ICICI Bank (1.96 per cent). Dr Reddy’s Laboratories dropped 2.64 per cent, followed by Sun Pharma 1.72 per cent, Cipla 1.16 per cent and Mahindra & Mahindra 0.97 per cent.
Among the S&P BSE sectoral indices, consumer durables rose 2.65 per cent, followed by PSU 2.47 per cent, banks 1.93 per cent, metals 1.73 per cent and oil & gas 1.44 per cent. The healthcare index fell 1.26 per cent. The market breadth remained positive as 1,315 stocks closed higher and 1,171 shares finished lower.
The index touched intra-day high of 21,205.44, just shy of the peak of 21,206.77 set on 10 January, 2008. On Wednesday, it had closed at 21,033.97.
Gains logged by 21 Sensex stocks including SBI, ICICI Bank, RIL, TCS, Bharti Airtel, ONGC, Tata Steel and GAIL India helped the Sensex extend its winning run.
On similar lines, the broad-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty spurted by 47.45 points, or 0.76 per cent, to end at 6,299.15. It had earlier touched intra-day high of 6,309.05.
Also, SX40 index, the flagship index of MCX-SX, closed at 12,545.13, clocking a gain of 30.32 points or 0.24 per cent.
Brokers said foreign funds remained net buyers in Indian equities and better-than-expected earnings by leading companies raised further hopes of more capital inflows. Sectorally, the BSE Consumer Durables index gained the most by rising 2.65 per cent, followed by PSU index (2.47 per cent), Banking index (1.93 per cent), Metal index (1.73 per cent) and Oil & Gas index (1.44 per cent).
For the month of october, the BSE Sensex rose by 9.20 per cent, or 1,784.75 points. Asian stocks closed lower on concerns the Federal Reserve may start easing its stimulus programme sooner than previously forecast. Key indices in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan fell. European markets were weak in early trade, with the CAC, DAX and FTSE all down.
Of the 30 Sensex shares, 21 advanced, led by State Bank of India (4.33 per cent), Tata Steel (2.45 per cent), GAIL India (2.31 per cent), Tata Power (1.99 per cent) and ICICI Bank (1.96 per cent). Dr Reddy’s Laboratories dropped 2.64 per cent, followed by Sun Pharma 1.72 per cent, Cipla 1.16 per cent and Mahindra & Mahindra 0.97 per cent.
Among the S&P BSE sectoral indices, consumer durables rose 2.65 per cent, followed by PSU 2.47 per cent, banks 1.93 per cent, metals 1.73 per cent and oil & gas 1.44 per cent. The healthcare index fell 1.26 per cent. The market breadth remained positive as 1,315 stocks closed higher and 1,171 shares finished lower.