Indian benchmark indices closed higher for the 3rd straight session, with Sensex touching a fresh all-time high on Friday, following the RBI’s decision to keep the benchmark repo rates unchanged.
The 30-stock BSE Sensex, which had opened lower at 75,032 climbed in the afternoon session to touch its all-time high of 76,795 in intraday trades. At close, the Sensex was at 76,693 up 1,619 points, or 2.16 percent. Similarly, Nifty, which had also opened flat at 22,822 climbed to an intra-day high of 23,320 only 18 points short of its all-time high. At close, the Nifty 50 was at 23,290 up 469 points, or 2.05 percent.
In the forex market, the Indian rupee ended at 83 rupees and 38 paise against the US dollar.
In the Global Commodity Exchange, Gold, for 5th August contract, was trading at 72,084 rupees per 10 Grams, Silver, for 5th July Contract, was trading at 91,632 per kilogram, when reports last came in. In the Global Crude Market, Brent Crude was trading at 79 Dollars and 97 cents per Barrel, when reports last came in.
