Sensex closes at new peak of 38,336.76; Reliance Industries crosses Rs 8 tn mark
The benchmark BSE Sensex closed 0.13 percent higher at 38,336.76, while the broader NSE Nifty ended up 0.1 percent at 11,582.75. Shares of Reliance Industries ended 1.8 percent higher, while Larsen & Toubro Ltd gained over 2 percent. Among losers, HDFC Bank declined 0.8 percent.
Sensex edged higher to a record close, driven by index heavyweight Reliance Industries Ltd, which created history by becoming the country`s first company to cross Rs 8 trillion mark in market capitalisation. Image source: Reuters