Sensex closed the day at 79,408.50, up 855 points, or 1.09%, while the Nifty 50 ended at 24,125.55, up 274 points, or 1.15%.
The combined market capitalisation of the top 10 most-valued companies surged by Rs 3.84 lakh crore last week, driven by a bullish trend in equities. HDFC Bank and Bharti Airtel emerged as the top performers.
At close, the Sensex was up 1,508.91 points or 1.96% at 78,553.20, and the Nifty was up 414.45 points or 1.77% at 23,851.65.
At close, the Sensex was up 309.40 points or 0.40% at 77,044.29, and the Nifty was up 108.65 points or 0.47% at 23,437.20.
BSE Midcap and smallcap indices rose 3% each. India VIX, the measure of volatility in the market, ended the session 19% lower.
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.
Sensex traded at 62,706.73 points, up 201.93 points or 0.32 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at 18,626.70 points, up 63.95 points or 0.34 per cent.
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.
Sensex traded at 61,828.47 points, up 317.89 points or 0.52 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at 18,370.30 points, up 103.05 or 0.56 per cent.
At the time of writing this report, Sensex traded at 61,519.68 points, up 100.72 points or 0.16 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at 18,275.75 points, up 31.55 points or 0.17 per cent. On Tuesday, the markets started on a sluggish note, however, indices recovered to end with smart gains, mainly aided by a recovery in European markets.
