Sensex, Nifty hit fresh all-time high levels
The Hindu
Mumbai Benchmark equity indices Sensex & Nifty hit fresh all-time highs on Wednesday, driven by IT stocks & Reliance Industries. FIIs offloaded equities worth ₹601.52 crore.
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty hit their fresh all-time high levels in early trade on Wednesday amid a firm trend in global markets along with buying in stocks of IT companies and Reliance Industries.
The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 475.88 points to 71,913.07 — its all-time peak — in early trade. The Nifty climbed 138.8 points to reach its record high of 21,591.90.
Among the Sensex firms, Wipro, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Reliance Industries, Tech Mahindra, NTPC and HDFC Bank were the major gainers.
Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti, Axis Bank and Hindustan Unilever were among the laggards.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong quoted in the positive territory while Shanghai traded lower.
The U.S. markets ended in the green on Tuesday.