Sensex surges to lifetime high, Nifty nears 9,700 on positive global cues
Thursday,
22-Jun-2017
11:49 AM (IST)
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex extended gains in late morning deals to hit its lifetime high tracking positive trend seen in Asian markets after oil prices climbed off their 10-month lows, while investors also took cues from the minutes of Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s June policy meeting. The 30-share Sensex rallied as much as 215 to hit its all-time high of 31499.29, while the 50-share Nifty rose 55 points to 9689.45, 19 points away from its lifetime high of 9,709, hit on June 6. At 11:05 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading at 31,482, up 199 points, while the broader Nifty50 was ruling at 9,684, up 51 points. In the broader market, the S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.6% and 0.7%, respectively.
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