Sensex crosses 31,000-mark for first time

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE touched the 31,000-mark for the first time in history during the mid-afternoon trade session on Friday.

A strong rupee, along with surge in metal and automobile stocks helped the key index to touch an intra-day new high of 31,034.30 points.

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