Both the BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty50 touched their respective record intra-day highs of 38 938.91 points and 11 760.20 points before ending the day s trade at record closing levels.
At 3.30 p.m the broader Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) closed at 11 738.50 points -- higher 46.55 points or 0.40 per cent -- from its previous close.
The barometer 30-scrip Sensex which opened at 38 814.76 points closed at 38 896.63 points -- higher 202.52 points or 0.52 per cent -- from its previous session s close of 38 694.11 points.
Intra-day low on Sensex was 38 760.58 points.
The top gainers during the day s trade were Vedanta Adani Ports Reliance Industries Maruti Suzuki and Axis Bank.
On the other hand the major losers were Yes Bank State Bank of India Hindustan Uniliver ONGC and Tata Motors (DVR).
--IANS rrb-ravi/nir
