Crisis-hit auto industry received an assurance from union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday of all possible support during the tough time, resulting in a stock jump up to 7.8%.

Gold prices on Monday touched an all-time high of Rs 35,970 per 10 gram in Delhi after gaining Rs 100 due to continued buying from jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

"Never invest in stocks with a faint heart or borrowed money. Both are fatal."

Despite a largely volatile session on Friday, the key Indian equity indices ended on a positive note supported by a recovery in the rupee.

The Congress on Thursday accused the BJP governments at the Centre and Gujarat of trying to sweep under the carpet the Rs. 4,000-crore groundnut scam in the state and demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into it.

Broadly positive global cues along with healthy buying in banking stocks helped the key Indian equity indices to set fresh benchmarks on Monday.

Broadly negative global cues along with disappointment over the RBI's lending rate hike and a weak rupee dragged the key Indian equity indices -- NSE Nifty50 and S&P BSE Sensex -- deep into the red on Thursday.

US stocks traded higher as investors digested the central bank's newly-released monetary policy report.

During the eight trading sessions following the detection of a $1.8 billion fraud in one of the branches of the Punjab National Bank (PNB), the bank's shares on the BSE have plunged almost 30 per cent to a price of Rs 113.40 per share.

The benchmark Sensex of the BSE surged over 300 points on Friday as positive cues from the Asian markets, along with healthy buying in almost all the sectors -- led by metals, banking and healthcare stocks -- kept investors' sentiments buoyed.