Photo: Hemant Mishra/ MintMumbai: The NSE’s Nifty50 rallied to a record close of 9,359.90 while the BSE Sensex reclaimed the 30,000-mark on Thursday as investors cheered reform steps in the banking and infra space. The BSE Sensex stayed in the positive terrain through the session and zoomed to 30,169.95 before settling 231.41 points, or 0.77% higher at 30,126.21—its highest level since 26 April when it closed at a record high of 30,133.35. Globally, European stocks were higher in their early trade as investors assessed the outlook for US interest rates. The market breadth turned positive as 1,453 stocks advanced, 1,406 stocks finished in red and 146 ruled steady. The total turnover on BSE rose to Rs 4,462.32 crore from Rs 4,235.86 crore on Wednesday.

Source: Mint May 04, 2017 04:07 UTC