Photo: MintMumbai: Benchmark Sensex breached the 33,000-mark for the first time, while the Nifty ended at a fresh life high on Wednesday after the government’s Rs9 trillion package lit up banking and infra stocks. The 30-share Sensex surged 435.16 points, or 1.33%—its biggest single session gain since 25 May when it had surged 448.39 points—to close at a new peak of 33,042.50. The broader 50-share Nifty finished at its fresh lifetime high of 10,295.35, up by 87.65 points, or 0.86%. Other prominent gainers in the state-run banking space were Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Bank of Maharashtra, Allahabad Bank, IDBI Bank and Syndicate Bank, rising by up to 46.20%. The broader Nifty also hit a record intra-day high of 10,340.55 during the session, before finally concluding at 10,295.35, up 87.65 points, or 0.86%.

Source: Mint October 25, 2017 04:08 UTC