ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever, State Bank of India (SBI), JBF Industries, Sintex Industries, Ceat and Finolex Industries are among 34 stocks from the S&P BSE500 index that hit their respective 52-week highs in otherwise range-bound market.

Bajaj Finance, Adani Transmission, DLF, Engineers India, Godrej Industries, Uflex, JSW Steel, Monsanto India, Sobha and Motilal Oswal Financial Services were also trading at their 52-week highs on BSE in intra-day trade.

Indian shares continued their record-setting spree on Tuesday, hitting all-time highs for the third time in five sessions, as investors remained bullish about the prospects of a good monsoon. Monsoon rains are expected to arrive on the southern Kerala coast on May 30, two days ahead of the schedule, a source from the weather office said on Tuesday.

India looks likely to receive higher monsoon rainfall than previously forecast as concern over the El Nino weather condition has eased, an official from the weather office had told Reuters last week. Local shares also tracked gains in Asian peers, which hit two-year highs on the back of an overnight rise on Wall Street.

The Sensex bounced nearly 166 points to 30,354 in early part on Monday, taking comfort from positive inflation numbers, with the hope that earnings momentum by blue-chips will keep up foreign capital inflows. A mixed trend prevailed in the rest of Asia.

The 30-share barometer jumped 165.90 points or 0.55%, to 30,354.05. Sectoral indices, led by metal, realty, banking, FMCG, capital goods and PSU, rose by up to 1.02%.

The S&P BSE Sensex came down from its record peaks, slipping 52.28 points amid profit-booking in recent gainers from healthcare, telecom, banks, financials, FMCG and consumer durable sectors as caution crept ahead of key government macro data to be released later today. The industrial production data (IIP) for March and April inflation data based on consumer price index (CPI) will be announced after market hours today, while weak Asian trend also dampened sentiments.

The BSE Sensex continued with its record setting spree to quote at an all-time high of 30,346.69 while the NSE Nifty scaled a new peak of 9,450.65 in opening trade on Thursday on sustained fund inflows, largely driven by forecast of a normal monsoon, amid positive Asian cues. The 30-share index rallied by 98.52 points, or 0.32%, to hit a new peak of 30,346.69, breaking its previous record of 30,271.60 points (intra-day) touched in Wednesday's trade.

The benchmark Sensex on Tuesday regained the 30,000-mark early on by surging over 76 points after investors built more bets and domestic financial institutions continued buying amid mixed Asian cues.

The 30-share index, which had gained 67.35 points in the previous session, added 76.39 points, or 0.26%, at 30,002.54 on sustained buying activity in early trade.

The benchmark Sensex gained over 78 points and the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 9,300-mark in early trade today on widespread gains tracking a firm trend in Asia.

The 30-share index was trading higher by 78.22 points, or 0.26%, at 29,937.02 with all the sectoral indices led by consumer durables, auto, capital goods and healthcare, trading in the positive terrain by gaining up to 0.66%.

BSE benchmark Sensex rose 189 points to reclaim the 30,000-level and NSE Nifty went past 9,350 in early trade, buoyed by encouraging corporate earnings and a string of government reforms, including NPA resolution and steel policy.

The domestic equities also got a boost after the US Federal Reserve kept its policy rate unchanged in its two-day policy review.

Indian shares were nearly unchanged on Wednesday as key corporate results including that of ICICI Bank Ltd remained in focus, with investors also keeping an eye out for the outcome of a two-day policy meeting of the US Federal Reserve. The Fed is widely expected to stand pat on interest rates, but may offer hints on the possibility of a rate hike in June.

Indian shares fell on Tuesday, led by Ambuja Cement after its weaker-than-expected quarterly results raised concerns about corporate results, although losses were capped as some automakers rallied after posting jumps in April sales. Analysts said they expect indexes to trade range-bound as companies continue to report results, though the overall outlook remains hopeful about an economic recovery.

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