It was a fantastic close for the markets despite some weak international cues. The Sensex and Nifty closed on anew all time high, each up 1%. Sensex closed above 15,700 mark and the Nifty above 4,600 level. Leadership from capital goods was breath taking. BHEL, ABB, L&T were among the top gainers taking the markets to a new high.

United Spirits, Tata Sponge and GMR Infrastructure were among the top gainers on the indices.

BHEL, Bharti, Reliance, Grasim, L&T, HUL closed on all time high.

Sensex was up 166.65 points or 1.07% at 15732.2, and the Nifty up 53.30 points or 1.17% at 4619.35.

About 1303 shares have advanced, 1278 shares declined, and 77 shares are unchanged.