New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- The Indian stock market continued the upbeat trend for the third straight session on Friday. The Bank Nifty index climbed to a new lifetime high of 57,830.20. The Nifty 50 index finished 124 points higher at 25,709, while the BSE Sensex ended 484 points higher at 83,952. Such a positive trend on Dalal Street ahead of Dhanteras has boosted the morale of bulls.

Among sectors, Capital Market and Reality indices outperformed last week, with Capital Market gaining 5% and Reality up by 4%, whereas Media and IT indices lost the most. Media was down by 2.40% and IT by 1.80%.

Vaishali Parekh, Vice President of Technical Research at Prabhudas Lilladher, believes the Indian stock market sentiment has turned positive as the Ni...