The Sensex and Nifty closed at an all-time high

The Sensex and Nifty closed at an all-time high. It was a sea of green and the Sensex
closed at 18814, up 155 points while Nifty was at 5524, up 83 points from the previous
close. The market breadth was positive with advances at 635 against declines at 520 on the NSE.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices also gained over 1%. The BSE IT index was down 6%, while
Capital Goods was up 2.8%, Oil& Gas up by 1.7% and Realty up 2.7%. The BSE registered the
highest ever cash turnover of Rs 10,545 crore