Mumbai July 27 (IANS) Key equity indices -- BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- touched new benchmarks on Friday morning supported by healthy buying in FMCG metal and banking stocks.
Both the Sensex and Nifty50 hit their all-time highs of 37 272.86 points and 11 237.45 points respectively.
According to analysts broadly positive global cues also supported the gains.
At 9.35 a.m. the wider Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange traded at 11 233.75 points higher by 66.45 points or 0.60 per cent from its previous close.
The BSE Sensex which had opened at 37 253.86 points traded at 37 236.28 points (9.35 a.m.) -- higher by 251.64 points or 0.68 per cent -- from its previous close of 36 984.64 points. It touched an intra-day low of 37 134.88 points so far.

--IANS rrb/in