Sensex zooms 753.87 pts during week

Mumbai, Jul 17 (FN Agency) The Sensex zoomed by 753.87 points or 1.44 pc at 53,140.06, an all-time-high in a week under review tracking positive cues from Asian peers. Good June 2021 quarterly earnings, declining new COVID cases and increased pace of vaccination boosted sentiment. The Nifty gained 233.60 points or 1.49 pc to settle at 15,923.40. The BSE Mid-Cap added 316.74 or 1.39 pc to settle at 23,130.41. The BSE Small-Cap advanced 587.91 points or 2.27 pc to settle at 26,462.31. Of 5 sessions of the week, first and the last session the market was in red, while three sessions it was in green.

On Monday, the Sensex fell 13.50 points to settle at 52,372.69 while the Nifty rose 2.80 points to settle at 15,692.60. On Tuesday, the Sensex advanced 397.04 points to settle at 52,769.73; the Nifty added 119.75 points or 0.76 per cent to 15,812.35. On Wednesday, Sensex rose 134.32 points to settle at 52,904.05. The Nifty gained 41.60 points to settle at 15,853.95. The next day, the Sensex rallied 254.80 points to settle at 53,158.85. Nifty added 70.25 points to settle at 15,924.20. On Friday, it was ended negative by 18.79 points to settle at 53,140.06. Nifty too lost 0.80 points to settle at 15,923.40.