MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex marked a record high on Friday as blue-chip shares including Tata Motors gained on strong foreign inflows.
Foreign investors bought Indian shares worth 18.75 billion rupees on Thursday, their biggest single-day purchase since May 21, remaining net buyers for a 20th consecutive session, bringing their total buying to nearly 181.92 billion rupees during that period.
The BSE index rose to as high as 21,293.88 and was up 0.25 percent at 10:32 a.m. The index surpassed its previous high of 21,206.77 hit on January 10, 2008.
The broader Nifty was up 0.18 percent.
(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
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