The Sensex rose 1,718 points, or 2.17%, to close at 81,028.02 on Friday.
The Nifty gained 493.75 points to close at 25,030.35.
Both indices are up more than 8% on the week, one of their best in about six years.
Foreign investors bought Rs 14,974.68 crore of equities on Thursday.
Asian and US markets fell sharply the same day.
The Sensex rose 1,718.01 points, or 2.17%, to close at 81,028.02 on Friday, November 6, 2026, and the Nifty 50 gained 493.75 points, or 2.01%, to close at 25,030.35, according to ETV Bharat’s market report.
The previous closes were 79,310.01 for the Sensex and 24,536.60 for the Nifty, according to the same report.
Friday was Dhanteras, the first day of the Diwali festival period, and ETV Bharat’s headline said the day poured money into the stock market.
On Thursday, the Sensex had risen 2,008.61 points, or 2.60%, to 79,310.01, and the Nifty had gained 576 points, or 2.40%, to 24,536.60, according to ETV Bharat.
ETV Bharat says the Sensex gained 6,063.98 points, or 8.27%, over the six sessions of the winning run, and the Nifty gained 1,837.75 points, or 8%.
Business Standard’s closing headline called it a seventh straight day of gains, while ETV Bharat’s own figures describe a run of six sessions, so the count of the winning streak differs between outlets.
Other reports put the weekly gains at about 8.8% for the Sensex and 8.6% for the Nifty, which they describe as the best week in about six years, according to search summaries of Business Standard and CNBC-TV18 coverage.
Foreign institutional investors bought Rs 14,974.68 crore of equities on Thursday, according to exchange data cited by ETV Bharat.
Banks helped on Friday, and one summary says the Nifty Bank index rose 1,312 points to 59,086.
Broader markets were weaker than the benchmarks: ETV Bharat says the Nifty Midcap 100 fell 0.54% and the Nifty Smallcap 100 fell 0.87%.
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