Provisional: Sensex, Nifty end at record closing highs led by financials

Sensex ends above 21,900 and Nifty ends above 6,500

The improving macro economic data and a private survey which showed BJP-led government coming to power seems to have vindicated persistent buying by foreign institutional investors over the past fortnight to lift the stock markets to fresh all-time highs for the second straight session on Friday.

The 30-share Sensex ended up 401 points at 21,915 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 126 points at 6,527.