The Sensex took just five trading sessions to surpass the 36,000-level milestone, from 35,000.
The Sensex opened with a huge positive gap of 39 points at 7,651.
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices settled the day 0.7% and 0.9% higher
The broader NSE Nifty ended at 10,888, a gain of 0.77 per cent or 83 points, after shuttling between 10,900.35 and 10,844.85.
Heavyweights such as Coal India, L&T and SBI ran up losses, taking cues from overseas markets.
Sun Pharma was the biggest loser among Sensex components, plunging 3.94 per cent, followed by Tata Steel falling 3.12 per cent.
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices registered an uptick of 0.06%, and 0.05%, respectively
The Nifty closed at 10,335.30, down 28.35 points, or 0.27 per cent.
The indices closed with losses for the week, with the Sensex declining 476.14 points, and the broader NSE Nifty falling 155.45 points during the period.
The 50-share NSE Nifty stayed in the positive zone and retook the 9,900-mark to hit a high of 9,905.05 as buying paced up towards the fag end. It settled higher by 72.45 points, or 0.74 per cent, at 9,899.60.
Strong gains in metal, energy, auto and power shares lifted the key indices to new highs.
Reflecting the bearish mood, all sectoral indices, led by metal, teck and healthcare, ended in the negative zone.
Investors were anxious concerned about the uncertainties over the timing of Us Federal Reserve rate hike, US policies under President Donald Trump, the upcoming French election and rising crude price that could impact inflation, going ahead. A weak closing in Asia tracking overnight losses in the US owing to all these unknowns triggered selling, brokers said.
Besides, a sharp 8% decline in Chinese stocks added to the sell-off in domestic equities
Hopes that better-than-forecasted monsoon may help the RBI cut rates sooner than expected, too triggered buying activity.
The wider Nifty hit a low of 10,033.35 before finishing at 10,044.10, down 74.15 points or 0.73 per cent.
Investor wealth on Thursday soared by Rs 1 lakh crore, triggered by heavy buying in the stock market, with the BSE benchmark Sensex surging about 382 points to close at near six-week high levels.
On the BSE, 1,650 shares declined and 1,188 shares rose
Other than ITC, other laggards include PowerGrid, Infosys, M&M, NTPC, SBI, HDFC, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, TCS, Hero MotoCorp, Coal India, ONGC, RIL, Asian Paint, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank.
Markets extended losses after the first hour of trade with HDFC Group shares leading the decline.
Investors watch out for cues from the on-going winter session of the Parliament.
Both the indices ended at their highest levels since February 1.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
The laggards in the Sensex kitty were Vedanta, Tata Steel, M&M, HCL Tech, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, L&T, Asian Paint and HDFC
Extending losses for 7th session, Nifty fell below the 8,000 mark for the first time since Nov 25
Overseas investors were one of the heavy buyers.
Broader market outperformed the frontline indices and also hit their respective all-time highs
n the broader market, BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are trading higher by 0.3% each.
The BSE gauge Sensex fell 73.88 points to 35,548.26 and the NSE Nifty slid 17.85 points to 10,799.85, taking cues from tumbling global shares.
The 50-share NSE Nifty settled lower by 76.05 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 8,615.25
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 217 points to end at 25,736.
This was the biggest single-day fall for the benchmark index since August 10 when it had fallen by 310 points.
Most Asian stock markets steadied on Wednesday.
Bharti Airtel , RCom and Tata Communications ended down between 0.1-1%.
Banking shares saw a renewed buying interest on the hopes of a rate-cut by the central bank post the easing of macro-economic data.
Rate sensitive sectors were among the top gainers with Tata Motors and ICICI Bank leading the gains on the Sensex.
Benchmark share indices trimmed intra-day gains after global crude oil prices resumed their downward trajectory after sharp gains on Friday.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 142 points at 29,462 and the 50-share Nifty gained 26 points to end at 8,895.
Sensex,Nifty to remain under pressure through the week.
The record breaking spree was led by index heavyweights, financials and metal stocks.
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