Sensex skyrockets 958 points to fresh peak as global markets brush aside hawkish Fed
The Hindu
Bajaj Finserv topped the Sensex gainers' chart.
The BSE Sensex vaulted 958 points to scale a fresh lifetime high on Thursday, propelled by across-the-board buying amid a positive trend in global equities despite hawkish comments from the U.S. Fed.
Robust gains in the rupee further buoyed sentiment, traders said.
Reversing the previous session's lethargy, the 30-share BSE Sensex zoomed 958.03 points or 1.63 % to end at an all-time high of 59,885.36. It scaled a new peak of 59,957.25 during the day.
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