Sensex closes above 30,000 for first time ever, Nifty ends at 9,351

The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, however, turned negative

Extending gains for the third consecutive session, the benchmark indices on Wednesday ended at fresh closing highs tracking gains in Asian and US markets, while back home, a string of solid quarterly results also boosted the sentiment. 

In intraday trade, the S&P BSE Sensex rallied as much as 224 points to 30,167, surpassing its previous all-time high level of 30,024 hit on March 04, 2015, while the broader Nifty50 rose 60 points to 9,367 to hit its fresh lifetime high for second day in a row.

The 30-share Sensex finished at 30,133, up 190 points, while the broader Nifty50 ended