Third fastest 1000 points leap takes Sensex past 36000

Four days after the Sensex scaled the 35,000-point level, it went past 36,000, closing at 36,140. It was the third fastest 1,000-point leap for the index, a tie with its rise from 18,000 to 19,000 in October 2007. The gains came as investors are upbeat about better-than-expected corporate results and the Centre’s seriousness about reforms, among other factors.