Sensex crosses 20,000 for 1st time since Jan 2008

India's markets rose past 20,000 points early morning today by shooting up over 135 points for the first time since January 2008, boosted by robust foreign institution investment. Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange also crossed the crucial 6,000 points to trade 36.40 points higher at 6,016.85 points. Analysts are upbeat about the outlook for inflows, especially because of the robust growth forecast for emerging economies such as India while the developed world battles a slowdown.