Yet another volatile week has come to an end at the bourses with the benchmark indices reaching new lifetime highs. BSE SENSEX gained 279.48 points, or 0.71 per cent, to close at 39,714.20 points, while NIFTY gained 78.70 points or 0.66 per cent to close at 11,922.80 points. The broader indices saw the BSE 100, BSE 200 and BSE 500 gain 0.73 per cent, 0.77 per cent and 0.82 per cent respectively. BSE MIDCAP was up 1.01 per cent and BSE SMALLCAP gained 1.14 per cent. The high of the BSE SENSEX was 40,122.34 points, while it was 12,039.25 points for NIFTY.

Ending on a positive note

The top sectoral gainer was BSE IT, up 4.36 per cent, followed by BSE TECK at 3.59 per cent and BSE POWER 2.49 per cent. The top loser was BSE AUTO, down by 3.22 per cent followed by BSE HEALTH CARE at 0.68 per cent and BSE FMCG at 0.36 per cent. The top individual gainer was Hind Petro, up by 7.12 per cent, followed by GAIL at 5.91 per cent and Indian Oil at 5.58 per cent. The top loser was Tata Motors, down by 5.30 per cent followed by Hero MotoCorp at 5.20 per cent and Bajaj Auto at 4.94 per cent. May futures, which was of five weeks, and included the volatile and uncertain period of the Lok Sabha election outcome, ended on a positive note. The series gained 304.10 points or 2.61 per cent to end at 11,945.90 points.