Mumbai, Sep 27 (IANS) A day after a key Indian equities index topped the 17,000-point mark, another broad based index scaled the 5,000-point level for the first time ever Thursday, as stocks registered gains for the seventh straight day.
The 50-share index of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), called the S&P CNX Nifty, saw a major rally in early hours of trading Thursday and surged 75.05 points to touch 5,015.55.
It took the index 55 trading sessions to reach the 5,000-point mark from 4,000, compared with 203 sessions for breaching the 4,000-point level from 3,000.
The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which had scaled the 17,000-point mark Wednesday before settling lower, also regained the historic level and was placed at 17,034.36 points at noon.
It had taken this index just five trading sessions to gain 1,000 points from the 16,000-point level.