Equity benchmark indices the Sensex and the Nifty closed at record closing highs on Thursday. The market remained in bullish throughout the session and the Sensex and the Nifty scaled their fresh peaks of 53,266.12 and 15,952.35, respectively, in intraday trade. The BSE Smallcap index also hit its fresh record high of 26,422.78.

At closing,  the BSE Sensex settled 255 points, or 0.48 percent, higher at 53,158.85, while the NSE Nifty closed with a gain of 70 points, or 0.44 percent, at 15,924.20.

HCL Tech, L&T, Tech M, Hindalco, Wipro, UPL, HDFC Bank, and ITC were the top gainers on the 50-share index while ONGC  Eicher Motors, Coal India, Bharti Airtel, and Grasim Industries settled as top laggards.  In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 0.3 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively. Sectorally, the Nifty Realty index spurted 4.5 percent, followed by the Nifty IT index, up 1 percent. 

Meanwhile, international oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.7% to $74.24 per barrel.

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's trust in Tata Group's company Titan decreased, reduced his stake

RBL takes a big decision on the master card, RBI banned it

Gold is 7800 rupees cheaper despite the increase!