Sensex ends above 60,000 as pandemic fears fade, Nifty above 17,850

Benchmark indices ended the day on a strong note as S&P BSE Sensex ended above 60,000 and Nifty remained above 17,850.

India's benchmark Sensex stock index registered its quickest 10,000-point run to breach the 60,000 level on Friday, outperforming regional peers on flush liquidity and on hopes of a vigorous economic recovery from pandemic troughs.

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index ended 0.17% higher at 17,853.2, and the S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.27% to 60,048.47. Both indexes hit record highs earlier in the session.