Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
Infosys, TCS, HUL and Reliance Industries were the top gainers of the day.
A recovery in rupee, buying by domestic institutional investors, encouraging earnings by select blue-chips and stock specific buying helped the market get back on its feet
This is the highest closing for both the indices since May 15.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 18 points at 11,104. Fresh buying in the early deals saw the index rally to a high of 11,140
Sensex closed over 118 points down on Thursday.
Strong gains in Vedanta Ltd, Adani Ports, Bharti Airtel and Maruti Suzuki helped the index touch record levels.
The BSE Sensex was down 326 points at 23,277 and the Nifty was down 107 points at 7,056.
Stocks reeled under huge losses on Thursday as the benchmark Sensex plunged sharply by over 465 points, the biggest single-day fall in three months, after India carried out "surgical strikes" on Wednesday night on terror launch pads across the Line of Control.
Another year of strong performance by these export-oriented sectors likely as US economy revives and rupee is expected to be under pressure.
The BSE Sensex gained 104.63 points to end at 33,147.13, while the broader Nifty spurted 48.45 points to finish at 10,343.80.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices underperformed the largecaps and ended over 1% lower.
The NSE Nifty after shuttling between 10,397.60 and 10,279.35 points, ended 47 points, or 0.45 per cent lower at 10,301.05.
Sensex ended up 41 points at 29,136 and Nifty gained 4 pts to 8,809.
Tracking gains in bluechip stocks, investors were also seen building up position in broader markets, lifting the small-cap and mid-cap indices by 0.83 and 0.15 per cent
The top gainers on the Sensex are Gail(India), HDFC, Infosys.
The fall came on the back of a massive selloff in NBFCs, led by DHFL which skidded over 50 per cent on fears of a liquidity crisis.
Bank Nifty closes at a 30-month high; Rate sensitives lead the rally on RBI rate cut optimism.
Results of some blue-chip companies exceeded expectations, providing additional thrust, traders said.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
Sun Pharma emerged as the star performer and closed 4.03 per cent up at Rs 675.45, while Cipla rallied 1.58 per cent to Rs 592.60.
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
The NPPA letter was issued to GSK on Wednesday.
Sectoral performance was mixed with media and PSU banking stocks attracting buyer interest and healthcare, FMCG and metal stocks bearing the brunt of the bears
Fear factors weights on markets, Sensex, Nifty struggle to keep pace.
Sensex is trading firm; FMCG, real estate going strong.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 115 points to end at 24,338 and the Nifty50 climbed 42 points to close at 7,404.
Earning woes drag markets lower; TCS, HUL lead fall.
Yes Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.76 per cent, followed by SBI at 3.18 per cent.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
Markets rebound with financials leading the gains on hopes of a peaceful solution to the turmoil in Ukraine
The Sensex ended down 134 points at 28,559 and the Nifty ended 35 points lower at 8,554
Quick Heal Technologies which got listed in February has taken the steepest hit as its shares have slumped 31 per cent against its IPO price.
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
Profit-booking by participants in view of the domestic markets' recent record-setting run fuelled the downtrend
The 50-share NSE Nifty settled lower by 76.05 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 8,615.25
BSE Power, Healthcare, Capital Goods, FMCG and Metal indices gained between 0.6-1%.
The broader markets ended mixed with mid-caps gaining 0.1 per cent and small-caps falling 0.1 per cent on the BSE.
Covering-up of pending short positions on expiry of the July derivatives contracts and a strengthening rupee propped up the markets at high levels
The broader markets ended negatively with mid-caps and small-caps shedding 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
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