November 5, 2010 8:43 PM

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Sensex crosses 21k mark in Diwali Muhurat Trading

Stocks sparkled on Diwali, as the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange surged 111 points, or 0.5 percent, to cross the crucial 21,000 point mark, and settle at a new all-time closing high of 21,005, in a special 'Muhurat' trading session, between 6 p.m. and 7.15 p.m., today. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange gained 31 points, or 0.5 percent, to 6,312.Over at Delhi's bullion market, silver spurted 1,300 rupees, to a new all-time peak of 38,900 rupees per kilo, on hectic festive buying. Gold jumped 250 rupees, to 20,100 rupees per ten grams.In the overseas markets, gold rose to a record above 1,394 dollars an ounce.

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