Mumbai: The domestic stock market today has broken all its previous records amid better global signals. Both the Sensex and the Nifty reached their new highs at the start of business. The Sensex crossed the 49300 level for the first time in intraday. So at the same time, the Nifty continued to touch 14500. Strong support in IT and auto stocks helped the market. However, there has been pressure on banks and metal stocks. At the end of trading, the Sensex closed with a gain of 487 points at 49,269.32. At the same time, the Nifty has also closed with a gain of 138 points at 14485. On its first Friday also, the stock market closed strongly. HCL Tech and Infosys are today’s top gainers. At the same time, there has been weakness in Bajaj Finance and RIL. Talking about global signals, a record rally was seen in the US market on Friday. Today there is a boom in Asian markets.
In today’s trade, 20 stocks of Sensex 30 have seen a boom. While HCL Tech has been growing by about 6 percent, Infosys has been growing by about 5 percent. HDFC Bank, Bajaj Auto, Maruti, Tech Mahindra, M&M and ONGC are also in the list of top gainers. At the same time, Bajaj Finance, RIL, Bajaj Finserv, L&T, Kotak Bank and SBI are among the top losers.
