Sensex, Nifty End At Record Highs Fuelled By Rally In IT Shares

The Sensex rose as much as 362 points to hit an all-time high of 53,266.12 and Nifty 50 index moved above its important psychological level of 15,950.

The Indian equity benchmarks closed at all-time highs on Thursday fuelled by a rally in information technology shares after they posted strong earnings in first quarter of the current financial year. The Sensex rose as much as 362 points to hit an all-time high of 53,266.12 and Nifty 50 index moved above its important psychological level of 15,950 for the first time to hit record high of 15,952. IT shares witnessed strong buying interest after the sector major Infosys raised its full year revenue guidance to 14-16 per cent raising. The Sensex advanced 255 points or 0.48 per cent to close at record high of 53,159 and Nifty 50 index jumped 70 points to close at an all-time high of 15,924. Results from Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services, with solid outlooks, augur well for the industry and can invite further investments, V K Vijayakumar, chief Investment strategist at Geojit Financial Services, said in a note. Seven of 11 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange ended higher led by the Nifty IT index's over 1 per cent gain to close at record high. Nifty Bank, Financial Services, Metal, Private Bank, and Realty indices also closed higher.