Benchmark equity indices continued their record-breaking rally as the BSE Sensex breached the 75,000 mark this morning for the first time and Nifty climbed to its fresh new record peak. Buying in IT stocks contributed the most to the market’s rally in early trade.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed over 381 points to reach its all-time peak of 75,124. The NSE Nifty advanced 99 points to hit its record peak of 22,765
From the Sensex basket, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, HCL Technologies, Tata Motors, Wipro, ICICI Bank and Nestle were the major gainers.
The BSE benchmark jumped 494 points to settle at a new closing peak of 74,742 yesterday. The NSE Nifty climbed 152 points to 22,666.
