New Delhi, April 7 -- The week gone by consisted of five trading sessions and markets gained on three of the five sessions.

On Friday, markets were up a tad with BSESENSEX up a mere 21 points while NIFTY was down 1 point. BSESENSEX gained 596.87 points or 0.81 per cent to close at 74,248.22 points while NIFTY gained 186.80 points or 0.84 per cent to close at 22,513.70 points. The broader markets saw BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 gain 1.14 per cent, 1.62 per cent and 2.12 per cent respectively. BSEMIDCP was up 3.84 per cent while BSESMALLCAP was up 6.64 per cent. The new highs on BSESENSEX was at 74,501.73 points while it was at 22,619 points on NIFTY.

Indian Rupee gained 10 paisa or 0.12 per cent to close at Rs 83.30 to the US Dollar. Dow Jon...