Nifty scales 10K peak, Sensex at record high amid global rally

The benchmark BSE Sensex today

climbed 154 points to end at all time high of 32,382.46 while

the NSE Nifty closed above the 10,000 mark for the first time

on heavy buying in pharma, banking and oil&gas stocks amid

rally in global markets.

The broader Nifty gained 56.10 points, or 0.56 per cent,

to end at 10,020.65, closing above 10,000 mark for the first

time.

The 30-share Sensex rose by 154.19 points, or 0.48 per

cent to close at new high of 32,382.46.

It touched record intra-day high of 32,413.63 during the

trade as investors flocked to bluechips ahead of expiry of

derivatives contracts for July tomorrow.

Reliance Industries rose by 1.16 per cent while ITC and

ICICI Bank zoomed up to 2 per cent, lifting the indices to all

time high levels.

HDFC bank, Hindustan Unilever, Sun Pharma, Cipla, Tata

Steel, Mahindra and Mahindra were also among the major movers

with gains of up to 2.22 per cent.

The rally in domestic stocks mirrored strong gains in

global markets on positive data from Europe and the United

States.

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