Equity benchmarks darted up to fresh all-time highs on Monday as investors accumulated energy, infra and banking stocks amid supportive macroeconomic cues.
A strengthening rupee and robust foreign fund inflows further buoyed sentiment, traders said. After touching its record intra-day peak of 46,373.34, Sensex ended 154.45 points or 0.34 per cent higher at 46,253.46, its new closing record.
Similarly, the broader Nifty rose 44.30 points or 0.33 per cent to finish at a record 13,558.15. It hit a lifetime high of 13,597.50 during the session.
ONGC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying 4.91 per cent, followed by L&T, NTPC, ICICI