Shares of Vodafone Idea rallied 15 per cent while Bharti Airtel jumped 3 per cent amid reports that Cabinet will consider a telecom relief package tomorrow
Nifty50 rose 54 points to settle at 17,378 after hitting a fresh peak of 17,430 in trade today
Nifty50 too recorded a fresh record high of 17,340 in intra-day deals and settled the day 89 points up at 17,324
The BSE MidCap index closed 0.35 per cent higher after hitting a new peak of 24,454 in the intra-day deals
TCS, Ultratech, HUL and DRL were the top Sensex gainers and they rose between 2-3 per cent. On the other hand, M&M, Bajaj Auto, Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance were the worst performers
TCS, HUL, Titan Company, UltraTech Cement, and Bharti Airtel hit their respective record highs on the BSE today
BSE barometer Sensex cracked 580 points from a record high of 57,919 touched to end at 57,338, down 214 points
The Nifty Realty index jumped 5 per cent today while the Nifty Metal index slipped 1.8 per cent
Only three stocks, namely Nestle India, IndusInd Bank and RIL ended in the red in the 30-pack Sensex
Bharti Airtel (up 6.7 per cent) was the biggest gainer on the Sensex today, followed by Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Asian Paints, TCS, Titan, and Tech Mahindra
BSE Sensex hit a new high of 56,958 in intra-day session. The 30-pack index closed the day at 56,890, up 765 points, led by gains in RIL and private lenders
Investor wealth rose by Rs 3.6 trillion on the BSE today, taking m-cap of all listed BSE companies to Rs 247.34 trillion
It was a sea of green in the sectoral space as all indices gained. Nifty Metal and Nifty Pharma were the best performers, up over 1 per cent each
Britannia, Tata Consumer, BPCL and HDFC Life were the top gainers in the 50-pack index while Bharti Airtel, JSW Steel, Maruti and SBI were the worst laggards
Sectorally, the metals pack bled the most, down 1.3 per cent, followed by the PSB Index (down 0.8 per cent)
Among 30 Sensex stocks, only nine closed in the green. Bajaj Finserv was the worst loser followed by Titan, Maruti Suzuki and Bharti Airtel while TCS, Infosys, RIL and Nestle India were top gainers
The Nifty IT index put up a strong show with a 0.7 per cent gain while the Nifty Realty index slipped 0.8 per cent.
Bajaj Finserv was the best performing stock in the 30-pack Sensex. The stock rallied 8.65% to hit a new high of Rs 16,590.15
The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices settled 1.5 per cent and 1.7 per cent higher, respectively
The BSE barometer Sensex rose 226 points or 0.41% to 55,556. Nifty ended shy of 16,500 mark at 16,496, up 46 points or 0.28%