Sensex closes at new record level, Nifty at its highest level till date

Stock market: Domestic stock markets were bullish on Thursday. The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex surged 141 points to hit a fresh high. At the same time, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty also hit highs. The market continued to rally as the shares of major companies like Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank were bought. Record level Sensex-Nifty The 30-share Sensex was bullish for the sixth consecutive trading session and ended at a fresh high of 77,478.93 points, up 141.34 points, or 0.18 per cent. It was up 305.5 points to 77,643.09 points during trade. The National Stock Exchange's (NSE) Nifty also gained 51 points, or 0.22 per cent, to hit a record high of 23,567 points. The stock rose 108 points to 23,624 points during trade. On Wednesday, the Sensex closed up 36.45 points at 77,337.5 points, while the Nifty closed down 41.90 points at 23,516 points. Among the gainers were JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Asian Paints, which were in strong trend. Meanwhile, losers included Mahindra & Mahindra, Sun Pharma, NTPC, Wipro, State Bank of India and Power Grid. Also read: Fuel and food inflation not allowed to ease As tensions rise in other global markets, South Korea's Kospi and Japan's Nikkei were in gains in Asian markets, while China's Shanghai and Hong. Kong's Hong Cheng was defeated. Europe's major markets saw gains in early trade. America's Dow Jones closed Wednesday. According to stock exchange data, foreign institutional investors bought shares worth Rs 7,908.36 crore on Wednesday. Global oil benchmark Brent crude was up 0.16 percent at $85.21 a barrel. Also Read: What Is The Process Of Enrollment In Ration Card And How Much Benefit The post Sensex closes at new record high, Nifty at its highest level till date appeared first on Prabhat Khabar.