Volatility index, India VIX, surged 8.5 per cent to 22.4 levels
BSE Sensex notched 689 points, or 1.43 per cent, to end at fresh closing peak of 48,782.5
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) hit a record high of Rs 3,127.55 apiece in the intra-day trade and closed 3 per cent higher ahead of the announcement of Q3FY21 results
S&P BSE Sensex was quoting at 48,093 levels, down 81 points or 0.17 per cent, amid sell off in information technology and FMCG stocks
Overall, market breadth remained in the favour of the bulls with nearly two stocks rising against a stock that declined at the bourses
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex tanked 264 points, or 0.54 per cent, to settle the day at 48,174 levels
In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap index ended the day in the green, up 0.4 per cent at 18,749 level.
Bulls wrestled back control in the Indian markets in Tuesday's volatile session and helped benchmark indices scale fresh lifetime highs after a subdued first half
Axis Bank ended the session as top Sensex gainers, up 6 per cent at close, followed by gains in HDFC (2.7 per cent), IndusInd Bank (2.7 per cent), and TCS (1.7 per cent)
BSE Sensex settled the day 308 points, or 0.64 per cent, higher at 48,177 levels on the BSE, after hittig a fresh liftime peak of 48,220.4 in the intra-day deals
S&P BSE MidCap index touched record high in the intra-day trade of 18,435. On the sectoral front, Nifty IT index closed at record high
Frontline S&P BSE Sensex nearly kissed the 48,000-mark when it hit a fresh lifetime high of 47,980 levels. Its NSE counterpart, Nifty50, on the other hand touched a new peak of 14,050
In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap zoomed 1 per cent and 0.9 per cent, respectively
Riding on the back of strong liquidity owing to loose monetary policies and weak US dollar, the S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty50 surged around 16 per cent and 15 per cent, respectively, in 2020.
Investors comforted from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's declaration that India will begin its Covid-19 vaccination programme in 2021
Sensex settled 133 points higher at 47,746 while the NSE Nifty closed at 13,982, up 45 points
IndusInd Bank was the best Sensex performer, up over 5 per cent while Nestle was the worst, down nearly 2 per cent
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