Mumbai: The S&P BSE Sensex continued the bull run for the sixth consecutive day and hit an all-time high of 26,674 in morning trade today, on persistent buying in capital goods, auto, banking and refinery sectors on the back of sustained foreign capital inflows.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 290.18 crore yesterday.
The 30-share index resumed higher at 26,620.18 and firmed up further toan all-time high of 26,674.38 before quoting 26,662.17 points at 10 am.
The 50-share Nifty also firmed up by 26.65 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 7,962.70 at 10 am.
Major gainers were Gail (1.44 pct), ICICI Bank (1.29 pct), Tata Motors (1.26 pct), Larsen (1.16 pct), BHEL (1.09 pct), SSLT (0.99 pct) and Wipro (0.99 pct).
Asian markets were trading mixed in their early trade as indices in Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea moved up by 0.08 to 0.41 per cent, while those in China, Japan and Taiwan declined by 0.12 to 0.37 per cent.
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