Only 10 stocks from the Nifty basket closed in the red
Only six of 30 Sensex stocks ended in the green, mainly from the FMCG and financial space
On the weekly basis, the benchmark indices gained, thus taking their winning run to the fourth straight week
RIL, ITC and bank stocks contributed to the gains on benchmarks while metals and IT names languished
Both Sensex and Nifty hit fresh record highs in intra-day deals on Wednesday
Interest in the broader markets remained strong, with BSE Midcap index rallying 1.09 per cent and the BSE Smallcap index 0.63 per cent
However, healthy buying in the broader market kept overall market breadth in the favour of the buyers
Top Nifty gainers included Kotak Mahindra Bank, Powergrid, Grasim and BPCL, among others
Investors looked to lock in gains after the recent rally but most dips were bought into, which left indices unchanged at close.
The domestic benchmark indices extended their gains to the third day in a row on Monday
The BSE MidCap index closed 0.35 per cent higher after hitting a new peak of 24,454 in the intra-day deals
TCS, HUL, Titan Company, UltraTech Cement, and Bharti Airtel hit their respective record highs on the BSE today
The Nifty Realty index jumped 5 per cent today while the Nifty Metal index slipped 1.8 per cent
Bharti Airtel (up 6.7 per cent) was the biggest gainer on the Sensex today, followed by Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Asian Paints, TCS, Titan, and Tech Mahindra
Investor wealth rose by Rs 3.6 trillion on the BSE today, taking m-cap of all listed BSE companies to Rs 247.34 trillion
The broader markets, meanwhile, outperformed, rising for the fourth straight session
Sectorally, the metals pack bled the most, down 1.3 per cent, followed by the PSB Index (down 0.8 per cent)
The Nifty IT index put up a strong show with a 0.7 per cent gain while the Nifty Realty index slipped 0.8 per cent.
The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices settled 1.5 per cent and 1.7 per cent higher, respectively
Sectorally, the Nifty IT index advanced 2 per cent while the Nifty Auto index tumbled 1.5 per cent