The Sensex ended 195 points higher at 44,077 while the Nifty rose 68 points to settle at 12,927. However, the indices hit their record high levels in intarday deals. The Sensex rose as much as 389 points to its new high of 44,271 while the Nifty added 110 points to hit its all-time high of 12,969. Broader markets were also higher with the Nifty Midcap up 1.2 percent and Nifty Smallcap up 2 percent. Among scetors, Nifty IT and Nifty Energy surged 2.7 percent each while Nifty Pharma added 1.8 percent and Nifty MEtal was up 1 percent. However, Nifty Fin Servcies and Nifty Bank declined 1 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively. On the Nifty50 index, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, GAIL, Dr Reddy's and Infosys gained the most while HDFC, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, SBI Life and Titan led the losses

The Sensex ended 195 points higher at 44,077 while the Nifty rose 68 points to settle at 12,927. However, the indices hit their record high levels in intarday deals. The Sensex rose as much as 389 points to its new high of 44,271 while the Nifty added 110 points to hit its all-time high of 12,969. Broader markets were also higher with the Nifty Midcap up 1.2 percent and Nifty Smallcap up 2 percent. Among scetors, Nifty IT and Nifty Energy surged 2.7 percent each while Nifty Pharma added 1.8 percent and Nifty MEtal was up 1 percent. However, Nifty Fin Servcies and Nifty Bank declined 1 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively. On the Nifty50 index, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, GAIL, Dr Reddy's and Infosys gained the most while HDFC, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, SBI Life and Titan led the losses