Sensex Hits 76,000-Mark For First Time; Nifty Reaches New All-Time High

Sensex:  The benchmark BSE Sensex touched the historic 76,000 mark for the first time on Monday and the NSE Nifty hit a new all-time high, with global market rally and positive investor sentiment a few days ahead of the Lok Sabha election results announcement. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 599.29 points to an all-time high of 76,009.68 during the afternoon trade. The NSE Nifty rose by 153.7 points to hit a new lifetime high of 23,110.80.

From the Sensex companies, Larsen & Toubro, and ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank were among the top gainers. Wipro, NTPC, Maruti, and Mahindra & Mahindra were among the laggards. In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong were trading in the positive territory. Wall Street closed with gains on Friday.

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The results of the ongoing general elections will be announced on June 4. Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.13 percent to USD 82.23 a barrel. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) sold equities worth Rs 944.83 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
On Friday, the BSE benchmark fell 7.65 points or 0.01 percent to close at 75,410.39. The Nifty breached the 23,000 mark for the first time on Friday. However, it pared all gains and ended with a marginal decline of 10.55 points or 0.05 percent at 22,957.10.

With PTI's Input

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