Bulls make history on Dalal Street

Shares leapt almost 17 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex Index on Monday morning as Indian markets swelled with confidence over the Congress party-led alliance's emphatic victory in the country's parliamentary election. The Sensex, a benchmark index of 30 stocks, rocketed to 14,000 points before the market was suspended after only a minute of trading. All sectoral indices surged with banking spearheading the rally. Trading has been halted for the day.