Mumbai: Continuing their record-setting spree for a third day in a row, domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty Tuesday hit fresh closing highs on sustained foreign fund inflows coupled with positive domestic cues.
After swinging over 300 points in a highly volatile session, the 30-share index ended 66.44 points, or 0.17 pc, higher at 39,749.73 — its all-time closing high. The gauge hit an intra-day high of 39,828.65 and a low of 39,498.65. Likewise, the broader NSE Nifty inched 4 points, or 0.03 pc, higher to 11,928.75 — another closing peak for the index.
