Unstoppable bull run! Sensex, Nifty hit fresh lifetime highs led by gains in RIL & banking stocks
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Indian benchmark equity indices, Sensex and Nifty50, opened with fresh record highs on Monday, led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries and banking stocks. The BSE Sensex was trading 321 points, or 0.42%, higher at 77,014. The Nifty50 was up 110 points, or 0.47%, trading at 23,400 around 9:19 am. This is the first time that Sensex has hit the 77,000 mark. Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, Power Grid, SBI, and Kotak Mahindra Bank emerged as the leading contributors to the Sensex's gains in early trade. However, Infosys, TCS, HCL Tech, and Tech Mahindra exerted downward pressure on the index. Barring Nifty IT, all sectoral indices opened higher. Nifty IT fell 0.9% in early trade after strong U.S. monthly jobs data fanned worries of delayed rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. IDBI Bank witnessed a notable surge of 5.5% after receiving an income tax order that determined a refund of Rs 2,702 crore for the assessment year 2016-17. On the o...