The Sensex closed on Thursday at its highest levels since April 2011, after the government agreed to a vote on its decision to let foreign supermarkets set up shop in India, taking a major step towards ending a deadlock in the parliament.
Rate-sensitive shares were leading the gains: ICICI Bank (ICBK.NS) rose 4.6 percent, HDFC Bank (HDBK.NS) gains 2.8 percent.
Tata Motors (TAMO.NS) added 4.4 percent, while DLF (DLF.NS) rose 1.6 percent.
The Sensex ended up 328.83 points at 19,170.91 and the Nifty gained 97.55 points.
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