Sensex soars 573 points

Sensex soars 573 points

MUMBAI [Maha Media]: The Indian equity benchmarks on Friday broke all records. Sensex made new all time closing high of 85,762 points. Smilarly, Nifty settled at record peak of 26,328.55 points. These are record closing highs of both these indices.

The Sensex closed 573 points, or 0.67%, higher at 85,762.01, while the Nifty 50 hit an all-time high of 26,340 during the session but pared some gains to settle at a record closing high of 26,328.55, rising 182 points, or 0.70%. The BSE Midcap index rose by 0.97%, while the Smallcap index climbed by 0.79%.

Earlier, during mid-trade, the 50 companies Nifty also made new intraday all-time high of 26,340 points. Albeit, Sensex lagged behind. The 30 constituent index's all time high on intraday remains at 86,159.02 points (which it failed to break).

Out of 30 Sensex stocks, 26 rose higher and 4 declined. Banking and metal shares gained. Meanwhile, FMCG shares witnessed selling pressure.
 

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