Mumbai: The Indian equities market shrugged off high inflation and rising crude oil prices and surged ahead this week. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex) rose 697.87 points to 17,434.94 in the week. The S&P CNX Nifty rose 175.10 points to 5157.70.

The BSE Mid-Cap index rose 137.04 points at 7,129.70 in the week. The BSE Small-Cap index rose 114.62 points at 8,620.26.

On the first day of the trading session of the week, buying in late trade helped the market to end with a modest gain. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 123.83 points to 16,860.90. The broader based S&P CNX Nifty was up 30.05 point at 5,012.65. On Tuesday, Indian equities reversed early gains in choppy trade to settle lower tracking global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 108.04 points at 16,752.86. The S&P CNX Nifty shed 54.85 points at 4,957.80.

On Wednesday, buying in software and metal stocks in late trade pushed market higher after a weak start. The BSE Sensex surged 225.49 points at 16,978.35, while the S&P CNX Nifty gained 53.95 points at 5,011.75. On Thursday, the market ended at day's highs helped by late buying in key sectors. The 30-share BSE Sensex surged 375.19 points at 17,353.54. The broader based S&P CNX Nifty gained 103.50 points at 5,115.25.

On Friday, rally in Asian and European markets helped the Indian market shrug off a surge in inflation to the highest level in more than three years. Shares from banking and metal advanced. The BSE Sensex rose 81.40 points at 17,434.94. The broader based S&P CNX Nifty advanced 42.45 points at 5,157.70.

India's largest private sector company in terms of market capitalisation and oil refiner Reliance Industries (RIL) rose 4.25 per cent to Rs 2,635.20.India's largest software services exporter TCS surged 6.40 per cent to Rs 976.15, Infosys Technologies, the nation's second biggest software exporter by sales, spurted 6.89 per cent to Rs 1,871.19 and Wipro, the third largest exporter by sales, flared up 0.99 per cent to Rs 506.15.

India's top tractor maker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) fell 1.52 per cent to Rs 662. ICICI Bank, the country's biggest private sector lender by assets, gained 7.68 per cent to Rs 941.15. Reliance Communications, India's largest cellular services provider in terms of market capitalisation, gained 11.65 per cent to Rs 601.85. (IANS)