Mumbai, October 14
Equity benchmark Sensex rallied over 350 points in opening trade on Thursday to cross the 61,000-mark for the first time, driven by gains in index heavyweights Infosys, HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries amid a positive trend in global markets.
After touching a record of 61,159.48 in the opening session, the 30-share Sensex was trading 356.73 points or 0.59 per cent higher at 61,093.78.
Similarly, the Nifty surged 119.75 points or 0.66 per cent to a new intra-day record of 18,281.50.
L&T was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 2 per cent, followed by Infosys, SBI, NTPC, HDFC Bank, Maruti, ITC and Titan.
On the other hand, HCL Tech, TCS, M&M, IndusInd Bank and Bajaj Finance were among the laggards.
In the previous session, the 30-share index settled 452.74 points or 0.75 per cent higher at 60,737.05, taking its winning run to the fifth consecutive day, and Nifty rallied 169.80 points or 0.94 per cent to 18,161.75.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in the capital market, as they purchased shares worth Rs 937.31 crore on Wednesday, as per exchange data.
Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo were trading with strong gains in mid-session deals.
Stock exchanges on Wall Street also ended on a positive note in the overnight session.
Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.61 per cent to USD 83.69 per barrel. PTI
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