India News | Markets Rally for 3rd Day Running; Nifty Hits Fresh All-time High

Mumbai, Jul 16 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices maintained their winning momentum for the third day running in early trade on Tuesday, with the Nifty hitting its new all-time peak, amid foreign fund inflows and a rally in the US markets.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 185.55 points to 80,850.41 in early trade. The NSE Nifty rallied 63.35 points to hit a new all-time peak of 24,650.05.

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Among the Sensex pack, Bharti Airtel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Steel, Adani Ports, Infosys, ICICI Bank and Titan were the biggest winners.

Power Grid, Larsen & Toubro, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank were among the laggards.

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Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 2,684.78 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.

In Asian markets, Seoul and Tokyo were trading higher while Shanghai and Hong Kong quoted lower.

US markets ended in positive territory on Monday.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.27 per cent to USD 84.62 a barrel.

The BSE benchmark climbed 145.52 points or 0.18 per cent to settle at a new record high of 80,664.86 on Monday.

The NSE Nifty rallied 84.55 points or 0.35 per cent to settle at an all-time closing high of 24,586.70.

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