Sensex, Nifty 50 settle at fresh closing peaks; investors pocket ₹3 lakh crore
Live MintFrontline indices Nifty 50 and Sensex settled at their fresh closing highs on Tuesday, December 5, on gains led by banking and energy stocks as market sentiment remained upbeat following strong macro numbers and BJP's victory in the three large states. During Tuesday's session, the Nifty 50 hit its fresh record high of 20,864.05 and the Sensex also hit its all-time high of 69,381.31. Some 375 stocks, including Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank, Mahindra and Mahindra, NTPC, Power Grid Corporation, Sun Pharma, Titan and UltraTech Cement, hit their fresh 52-week highs in intraday trade on BSE. Experts' views on markets "The domestic market extended the gains and hit fresh highs despite cautiousness among global peers ahead of key US job data this week.