It is likely to be the shortest time span within which the index moved a 100 points, however, any such previous occurrence could not be ascertained.
The 50-share benchmark index Nifty opened on a bullish note ar 8,200.80, and then surged over 100 points to touch the 8300 level at nearly 1500 hrs, bouyed by a series of economic reforms undertaken by the Narendra Modi-led government and strong earnings by blue-chip companies.
The rally in the broader market also mirrored the positive trend seen in other Asian markets.
"The Nifty has scaled a new record today. It has covered 100 points in a shortest period of time and this rally is going to extend in the next few days as well," CNI Research CMD Kishore P Ostwal said, adding that next week Nifty is set to cross 5,500.
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Ostwal further said that "today's rally was a bluechip- driven rally and the coming week is expected to favour small cap and mid cap stocks."
It was clearly a blue-chip driven rally, wherein IDFC gained more than 5 per cent, while HDFC, Gail, L&T and Tata Steel all registered over 3 per cent gain each.