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Domestic equities continued their rally for the third session straight and touched record highs again on Friday, led by gains in Infosys, HDFC Bank, Reliance, and robust US jobs data. BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 281.65 points, or 0.44 per cent to 64,197.07, while broader NSE Nifty50 climbed 77.25 points, or 0.41 per cent to 19,049.35.
By 9.30 am, Sensex touched a high of 64,355.55 after opening, while Nifty50 touched a record high of 19,093.20.
Asian Paints, Power Grid, Infosys, Bajaj Auto, Bajaj Finance, Titan, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, SBI Life, M&M, HCLTech, and HDFC Bank were the top gainers in the opening session.
All sectoral and broader indices were trading in green in the opening session. Nifty IT jumped 1.02 per cent, followed by Nifty Consumer Durables rising 0.75 per cent, the PSU Bank index gained 0.72 per cent, and Nifty Financial Services 25/50 jumped 0.55 per cent.
Nifty Microcap 250 gained 0.70 per cent, Nifty Smallcap 50 rose 0.57 per cent, Nifty 100 climbed 0.51 per cent, and Nifty Total Market jumped 0.50 per cent.
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