Sensex scales historic 60,000 mark; Nifty tops 17,850
The Hindu
Asian Paints was the top gainer in the Sensex pack followed by M&M, HCL Tech, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Maruti and Infosys.
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped 163 points to end above the 60,000-mark for the first time ever on Friday, led by strong gains in HDFC Bank, Infosys and Asian Paints.
The 30-share BSE index rose 163.11 points or 0.27% to its lifetime closing high of 60,048.47. Similarly, the NSE Nifty advanced 30.25 points or 0.17% to record finish of 17,853.20.
It took a little over 31 years for the Sensex to traverse from 1,000 points to the historic 60,000 level.
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