Sensex Hits All Time High of 76000 for First Time, Nifty Peaks to New Height

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex reached the landmark 76,000-mark for the first time on Monday. On the day, NSE Nifty hit its new all-time peak. This was due to optimistic investors’ sentiment ahead of the results of the Lok Sabha polls announcement.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 599.29 points to an all-time peak of 76,009.68 during the afternoon trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 153.7 points to hit a new lifetime high of 23,110.80.

IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and ICICI Bank were among the major gainers.

The results of the ongoing general elections will be declared on June 4.