Benchmark indices touch all-time highs on easing US-China trade tensions

Foreign institutional investors seem to be booking profit though, having shed shares worth Rs 435 crore in Dec

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Sundar SethuramanJash Kriplani
1 min read Last Updated : Dec 18 2019 | 2:47 AM IST
The Sensex and the Nifty hit record highs of 41,401.7 and 12,182.8 points, respectively, on Tuesday, as investors cheered the easing of trade tensions between the US and China. Both indices gained 1 per cent each.

Global markets also went up, with the Dow Jones hitting an all-time high on Monday. Asian markets were up, too.

Foreign institutional investors seem to be booking profit though, having shed shares worth Rs 435 crore in December.     
 

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Topics :Indian marketsNiftyUS-China trade deal

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