Frontline S&P BSE Sensex nearly kissed the 48,000-mark when it hit a fresh lifetime high of 47,980 levels. Its NSE counterpart, Nifty50, on the other hand touched a new peak of 14,050
In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap zoomed 1 per cent and 0.9 per cent, respectively
Riding on the back of strong liquidity owing to loose monetary policies and weak US dollar, the S&P BSE Sensex and Nifty50 surged around 16 per cent and 15 per cent, respectively, in 2020.
Investors comforted from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's declaration that India will begin its Covid-19 vaccination programme in 2021
Sensex settled 133 points higher at 47,746 while the NSE Nifty closed at 13,982, up 45 points
IndusInd Bank was the best Sensex performer, up over 5 per cent while Nestle was the worst, down nearly 2 per cent
All that happened in the markets today
Shares of Dixon Technologies jumped 6 per cent after the company's wholly-owned subsidiary Padget Electronics entered into an agreement with Motorola for manufacturing of smartphones
All that happened in the markets today
On a weekly basis, the Sensex and the Nifty remained flat
Markets will remain shut on Friday on account of Christmas.
BSE Sensex ended the day 437 points, or 0.95 per cent, higher at 46,444 levels, surging 545 points from the day's low
India VIX cooled off over 6 per cent to end at 20.5 levels
BSE Sensex rebounded 895 points from the day's low and settled 453 points, or 0.99 per cent, higher at 46,007 levels on the BSE
The broader Nifty50, on the other hand, clawed back above the 13,400-mark and closed at 13,466 level, up 138 points or 1.03 per cent
Investors dumped domestic equities on Monday as panic selling, owing to the global rout seen in the Asian and European stocks, fretted domestic investors
InterGlobe Aviation and SpiceJet sunk up to 10 per cent on the BSE after India suspended flights from the UK till December 31
BSE Sensex hit a record high of 47,026 in the opening deals but erased gains on sell-off in large private banks, metals and realty stocks
The broader markets ended in the red for second straight day.
BSE Sensex settled at 46,890 levels, adding 224 points or 0.48 per cent. In the intra-day deals, the index nearly kissed the 47,000-mark and hit a lifetime high of 46,992