Sensex closes above 83,000 for 1st time – Times…
Extending its record-setting spree for the second day, the 30-share BSE sensex climbed 91 points to settle at a lifetime high of 83,080.The key index settled above the 83,000 level for the first time. During the day, it rose by 164 points to 83,152. The NSE Nifty gained 35 points to settle above 25,400 level for the first time at 25,419 – its record closing high.
Among 30 sensex firms, Bharti Airtel, NTPC, Mahindra & Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Titan, Larsen & Toubro, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, HUL and RIL were the biggest gainers. agencies