Tech Mahindra was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, followed by TCS, Nestle India, Titan, Infosys and HUL.
Equity benchmark Sensex surged 210 points to end at a fresh peak on August 17, tracking gains in index majors Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS), Hindustan Univlever Ltd. (HUL), and Tech Mahindra.
After scaling a fresh lifetime high of 55,854.88 during the day, the 30-share index settled 209.69 points or 0.38% higher at 55,792.27,
The broader NSE Nifty advanced 51.55 points or 0.31% to a new closing high of 16,614.60. Intra-day, it touched new all-time peak of 16,628.55.
Tech Mahindra was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 3%, followed by TCS, Nestle India, Titan, Infosys and HUL.
On the other hand, IndusInd Bank, NTPC, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel and L&T were among the laggards.
Of the Sensex constituents, 18 shares ended in the green and 12 in the red.
Sectorally, BSE IT, tech, healthcare, FMCG, consumer durables and power indices rose up to 2.33%, while…