Sensex & Nifty trade over 0.6 percent today

Benchmark domestic equity indices, the Sensex and the Nifty, were trading over 0.6 per cent up during the last hour of trade today. The Sensex climbed 530 points to 85 thousand 716, while the Nifty rose 167 points to 26 thousand 220, trading slightly below its record high level when reports last came in.