Realty major DLF led the gainers, up 5.3 percent at Rs.413.15, followed by Jaiprakash Associates, up 5.18 percent at Rs.230.60, Bharti Airtel, up 4.39 percent at Rs.434.80 and Hindalco, up 3.07 percent at Rs.109.25.

Tata Power, on the other hand, was the top loser among the Senses shares, down 1.36 percent at Rs.1,338.60, followed by ITC, down 1.27 percent at Rs.236.75, Sun Pharma, down 0.96 percent at Rs.1,204.20 and Wipro, down 0.77 percent at Rs.564.10.

The trend was similar at the the National Stock Exchange (NSE), where the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty closed at 4,732.35 points, as against 4,688.2 points, with a gain of 0.94 percent.

Data with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the capital markets watchdog, showed that foreign institutional investors were net buyers to the tune of $762.5 million in the country's equity markets during the week.