Sensex continues record run; RBI pauses as expected

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex touched a record high for a seventh consecutive session on Tuesday as blue chip stocks such as Larsen & Toubro extended recent gains after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left its policy interest rates unchanged.

The BSE Sensex rose as much as 0.44 percent to an all-time high of 22,485.77, while Nifty gained 0.41 percent to a record high of 6,732.25.

Larsen & Toubro provisionally rose 1.2 percent while Tata Consultancy Services gained 2 percent.

The Sensex provisionally closed 0.27 percent higher, while Nifty gained 0.25 percent.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)