Benchmark equity indices rebounded after falling in early trade on Tuesday, with the Sensex breaching the 85,000 mark for the first time ever and the Nifty nearing the 26,000 level, amid sharp rally in Asian markets and buying in blue-chip HDFC Bank.
Recovering all the early lost ground, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 123.81 points to scale a fresh all-time peak of 85,052.42. The NSE Nifty also went up by 39.85 points to hit a new record high of 25,978.90. The benchmark is just 21.1 points away from breaching the historic 26,000 mark.
From the 30 Sensex firms, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Power Grid, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors and Larsen & Toubro were the biggest gainers.
Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and UltraTech Cement were among the laggards.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong were trading in the positive territory. Shanghai and Hong Kong markets were quoting significantly higher.