Besides, stable global crude prices extended support to capital markets amid investors looking for fresh triggers, traders said.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 141 points to settle at a new closing peak of 77,479. The NSE Nifty rose 51 points to end at its fresh closing high of 23,567.
“Nifty rose mildly after a volatile session. It formed another long-legged Doji forming a sideways pattern. Nifty could now stay in the 23,413-23,664 band for the near term,” said Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research at HDFC Securities,