3 sectoral indices surge on BSE

Three sectoral indices""capital good, healthcare and banks"" compiled by the Bombay Stock Exchange hit an all time high today.

Healthcare index gain 78.55 points to touched an all time high of 2313.92, up 95 per cent since March 31, 2003, capital goods index gain 81.70 to 2097.98, up 127 per cent and bankex surge 92.30 points to 2561.60, up 86 per cent. On the contrary, the BSE Sensex today hit to a 44-month high of 5221.9, up 71 per cent since March 31.

The healthcare sector index soared to a new life-time high on the back of all most all mid-cap pharmacueticals stocks hitting to the roof today.

The stocks such as JB Chemicals, Cadila Healthcare, Ranbaxy Laboratories, Matrix Laboratories, Divi's Laboratories, AstraZeneca Pharma and Shasun Chemicals rose to a new all time high at the BSE today .

Among the banking sector most of the private sector banks hit an all time high today at BSE. UTI Bank touch at Rs 114.10, HDFC Bank Rs 330.60 before close at Rs 328.70, ICICI Bank Rs 290.50 (Rs 287.50), South Indian Bank Rs 73 (Rs 70.10), Karnataka Bank Rs 101.30 (Rs 97.95) and Karur Vysya Bank Rs 353.90 (Rs 346.05).