Mumbai July 27 (IANS) After touching fresh record highs the key equity indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- settled at their benchmark closing levels of 37 336.85 points and 11 278.35 points on Friday.
Earlier in the day both Sensex and Nifty50 hit their all-time intra-day highs of 37 368.62 points and 11 283.40 points.
According to market observers healthy corporate earnings coupled with firm global cues strengthened the domestic investor sentiments.
Index-wise the wider Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange provisionally closed at 11 278.35 points (3.30 p.m.) higher by 111.05 points or 0.99 per cent from its previous close.
The 30-scrip Sensex which had opened at 37 253.86 points closed at 37 336.85 points (3.30 p.m.) higher by 352.21 points or 0.95 per cent from the previous close of 36 984.64 points.
It touched an intra-day low of 37 134.88 points. The BSE market breadth was bullish with 1 674 advances against 951 declines.
The top gainers on the Sensex were ITC Tata Motors (DVR) Tata Motors Tata Steel and ICICI Bank while Power Grid Adani Ports Coal India Tata Consultancy Services and Maruti Suzuki were the major losers.

--IANS rrb/mag/sed