News by Darshana Jamindar
Today, Sensex and Nifty set a new high record with gains in IT companies. Sensex hit an all-time high of 27,198.80 and Nifty hit a lifetime high of 8,133.10. The Sensex has risen for nine consecutive trading sessions and has made an all-time high for the fourth time. The Nifty has gained for five consecutive days and it hit an all-time high for the third consecutive day. Today’s gainers were Bharti Airtel Ltd, which advanced 3.5% to Rs.405.65 for the third consecutive day after the company said that its subsidiary signed an agreement to acquire over 2.7 million subscribers of Kenya’s yuMobile. Tata Consultancies Services Ltd ,TCS, rose 2.7% to Rs.2,607. Gail India Ltd fell 2.4% to Rs.453.3 and Hero MotoCorp Ltd fell 1.5% to Rs.2,759.