MUMBAI: The BSE benchmark Sensex breached the historic 84,000-mark for first time ever on Friday morning and the Nifty also hit its new record high level, tracking a rally in global markets, after the US Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate after more than four years.
The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 975.1 points to scale a fresh record high of 84,159.90 in morning trade. The NSE Nifty surged 271.1 points to hit a new all-time peak of 25,686.90.
From the 30 Sensex firms, Mahindra & Mahindra, JSW Steel, Maruti, Tata Steel, Larsen & Toubro, ICICI Bank, Power Grid, Nestle, Bharti Airtel and Adani Ports were the biggest gainers.
