Mumbai: Equity Benchmark Sensex rose 152 points to end the record high on Tuesday, tracking profits in the HDFC, Bharti Airtel and Infosys index in the midst of global trends in the global market.
The 30-Sahar index ended 151.81 points or 0.28 percent higher at the lifetime of 54,554.66, while the NIFTY nifty rose 21.85 points or 0.13 percent to 16,280.10.
Bharti Airtel is the main enhancer in the sensex package, up about 4 percent, followed by Tech Mahindra, HDFC, Bank Box, M & M and HCl Tech.
On the other hand, steel Tata, NTPC, ITC and PowerGrid are included among sluggish.
“Domestic equity witnessed today’s high volatility and nifty benchmarks after recording freshly recorded sharply, especially led by heavy sales pressure on metal, Bank PSU and realty shares,” said Binod Modi, head strategy with Reliance Securities.
However, finance (Bank PSU) continues to support the market and capture a sharp decline, he said, adding that the stock is still focused today because high volatility in the market provides safer bets such as companies.
Elsewhere in Asia, the stock exchange in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo ended with an increase, while Seoul was in red.
Equity in Europe is mostly traded on positive notes in a mid-session agreement.
Meanwhile, Brent Crude’s international oil benchmark rose 1.03 percent to $ 69.75 per barrel.
Sensex scales fresh peak, ending 152 points higher
