The Sensex rose 7.4% in Samvat 2074 - the year from Diwali 2017 to Diwali 2018 Stock markets registered gains of 0.7 per cent on Wednesday in a special one-hour trading session to mark the Diwali festival.
The Samvat 2075 - the year from Diwali 2018 to Diwali 2019 - began with the Sensex closing 245 points higher at 35,237, and the Nifty settling just two points shy of 10,600, up 68 points from the previous close of 10,530.
Across-the-board gains, led by auto, fast-moving consumer goods and energy stocks, pushed the domestic benchmark indices higher.