Mumbai: Record-breaking rally continued on Tuesday too, as the BSE Sensex ended at a historic high at 66,795.15, rising 205.21 pts following gains in IT, Technology and Capital Goods stocks amid fresh foreign fund inflows and buying in banking counters.
Even, the positive trend in the American market boosted the same.
The Nifty too gained 37.80 pts at 19,749.25.
With yesterdays all-time high, the Sensex opened on a strong note at 66,828.96, up 239 pts. During the session, it was spurted nearly 418 pts at 67,007.02, a day high, before closing at 66,795.14, up 205.21 pts from its previous close.
The stocks like IT, Technology and Capital Goods kept the rally intact. As IT went up by 1.15 pc followed by Technology by 1.13 pc and Capital Goods by 0.44 pc.
The Mid-cap fell by 0.18 pc and the Small cap eased by .47 pc.
In 30 scrips, 14 advanced, 15 declined while one remained unchanged.
The gainers were Infosys by 3.73 pc to Rs 1475.85, Asian Paints by 1.51 pc to Rs 3513.05, HCL Technology by 1.07 pc to Rs 1166.05, Reliance Industries by 0.98 pc to Rs 2823.90 and ICICI Bank by 0.59 pc to Rs 974.90.
The losers were SBI by 1.36 pc to Rs 592.70, Titan by 1.32 pc to Rs 2994, Bajaj Finance by 1.29 pc to Rs 7411 and Tata Motors by 1.19 pc to Rs 611.
(With UNI inputs)
