The index's surge has been uneven. It took nearly two decades to touch 10,000 but the surge from there to 20,000 points happened in less than two years
Major gainers were Tata Steel 2.66%, followed by Cipla 2.09%, GAIL 1.93%, Asian Paint 1.44%
Three shares fell for every two that climbed on the S&P BSE Sensex, which changed direction at least seven times
Key indices traded on a flat-to-negative note due to heavy selling pressure on IT, oil and gas, and capital goods stocks
ONGC, Tata Steel, ITC, Lupin, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, GAIL, M&M & Reliance Industries were trading in the positive zone
Since March, the shares of 2,127 companies outside the A-group have been traded, of which 269 have seen their stock prices double
Shares of rate-sensitive sectors such as bank and auto were among the top gainers
Sustained buying was seen in oil and gas, energy, realty, auto, utilities and consumer durable counters
Snaps three-session losing run, supported by rebound in realty, banking and automobile stocks amid positive European cues
Banking stocks, which had witnessed heavy buying on Thursday came down sharply, as investors cut down their exposure
With US Fed hinting at a rate hike in Dec, experts say it could impact liquidity flow in market
Power Grid and ITC up over 1%
Over the past week, the Sensex climbed 265 points or 0.92% and the NSE Nifty rose 57 points or 0.64%
A gauge of health-care stocks increased to its highest level this year
Nifty just 0.6 per cent shy of its all-time high; US jobs data dim chances of Fed rate hike in the near future
Sensex, Nifty climb over 1.5% each after US jobs data dims chance of rate hike in the US