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Muhurat trading session: Record closing high for Sensex, Nifty
Major gainers in the Sensex pack were Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, L&T, Axis Bank and ITC, spurting up to 1.93 per cent.
Sensex, Nifty jumped to lifetime highs on Saturday in the customary Muhurat trading session which marks the beginning of new business activity. BSE Sensex rallied 381 points to a fresh lifetime high as the session opened at 6pm. The 30-share index was trading higher by 380.76 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 43,823.76 in the first few minutes of trade.
On Friday, the market remained positive as both BSE and NSE closed Hindu calendar year Samvat 2076 with smart gains. The broader NSE Nifty rose 29.15 points or 0.23 per cent to 12,719.95.
The trading was held for an hour between 6.15pm and 7.15pm. There was an eight-minute pre-open session between 6pm and 6.08pm
Here are the updates
> In the pre-open trade, Sensex surges 730 points.
> Sensex jumps 365 points as Muhurat trading session kicks off; Nifty tops 12,800
> Sensex trading high at 43,697.94; up by 254.94 points, as Muhurat trading is underway.
> Sensex still trades over 250 points up.
> Sensex rallies 195 points to a record high at 43,638, Nifty tops 12,750.
> Major gainers in the Sensex pack were Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, L&T, Axis Bank and ITC, spurting up to 1.93 per cent.
> Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) net bought shares worth ₹1,935.92 crore on Friday, while domestic institutional investors sold to the tune of ₹2,462.42 crore, as per provisional exchange data.
(With PTI Inputs)
