Nifty, Sensex Set New Highs In Early Trading

The Sensex and Nifty equity benchmark indices set new highs in early trading on Friday, aided by a surge in global markets and fresh foreign inflows.

The 30-share BSE Sensex rallied for the 11th day in a row, rising 255.46 points to a new all-time high of 67,774.46 in early trade. The Nifty rose 70.05 points to a new lifetime high of 20,173.15.

HCL Technologies, Tata Motors, Wipro, HDFC Bank, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, and Mahindra & Mahindra were the top gainers on the Sensex.

Among the laggards were Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever, Titan, and Axis Bank.

In the Asian market, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong are all up.

Thursday’s market close in the United States was favorable.

Brent crude rose 0.82 percent to $94047 per barrel.

According to the exchange data, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) acquired securities worth Rs 294.69 crore on Thursday.

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