Markets scale another peak today, Sensex crosses 67,000 in intra-day trade

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty continued their record-breaking rally on Tuesday, reaching new all-time high closing levels, amid fresh foreign fund inflows and a positive trend in the US and European markets.

Robust buying in IT major Infosys also contributed to the domestic benchmark indices optimism.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 205 points to settle at its new all-time closing high of 66,795 During the day, it jumped 417 points to reach its record intra-day peak of 67,007. The benchmark breached the 67,000-mark for the first time ever in intra-day trade.

The NSE Nifty gained 37 points to end at its all-time closing high of 19,749. During the day, the benchmark rallied 108 points to hit its lifetime peak of 19,819.45.

From the Sensex pack, Infosys jumped the most by 3.67 per cent. Asian Paints, HCL Technologies, Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Wipro, NTPC, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finserv and Larsen & Toubro were among the other major gainers.

State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance, Titan, Tata Steel, Tata Motors and UltraTech Cement were among the laggards.