The Nifty index rose as much as 65 points to 9,218, surpassing its previous all-time high of 9,158 hit yesterday, post US Federal Reserve maintained an accommodative stance. The S&P BSE Sensex, on the other hand, gained 239 points in intraday trade to 29,824 level.
The Sensex settled the day at 29,649, up 63 points, while the broader Nifty50 ended at 9,160, up 6 points.
Broader market underperformed the frontline indices with BSE Midcap down 0.14% and BSE Smallcap up 0.04%.
The Nifty has gained 2.5% so far this week, while the Sensex has climbed 2.85%, in what is their highest weekly gain since the end of January.
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Benchmark indices settled the day higher, gaining for the fourth straight week driven by financials even after RBI put HDFC Bank back in the FII ban list.
The Central Bank said the private bank has crossed overall limit of 74% of its paid-up capital and no further purchases of shares the bank would be allowed via exchanges for FIIs. It had allowed allowed foreign investors to resume buying in the private bank earlier.
Nifty50 rose as much as 1.3% during the early morning trade led by HDFC Bank after it gained 9.5% to a record high of Rs 1,454.
The S&P BSE Sensex settled the day at 28,469, up 167 points, while the broader Nifty50 ended at 8,822, up 44 points.
In the broader market, BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap gained 0.5% and 0.4% respectively.
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The week ended on a mixed note as the market ended with major losses. The Nifty ended below 7850, plunging 85.50 points or a percent. The Sensex shaved off 300.65 points or a percent at 25489.57. Asian Paints, Tata Motors and NTPC were top gainers while Adani Ports, HUL, Tata Steel, HDFC and BHEL were losers in the Sensex.
Here are some picks from the week gone by:
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