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Stock Market News: The BSE Sensex soared 1,500 points today to hit a fresh record high of 84,694.5 intraday. The Nifty50, too, saw robust gains of 433 to it a new high of 25,849
The fastest 5,000-point rally for the Sensex was nearly three years ago (September 24, 2021) when the index hit an intraday high of 60,333 in a span of just 28 trading days
Bharat Electronics, Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Aeronautics, CG Power, Bharat Heavy Electricals and Schaeffler India have rallied between 7% and 9% in intra-day trade
Broader markets, too, displayed strength as Nifty Midcap 100, and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices surged up to 1.1 per cent during this period
Market players said short-covering and sustained foreign flows ensured markets remained bullish
Benchmark estimated to rise a further 7% to 33,000 by December-end
Domestic investors' buying spurs gains