The Indian benchmark indices returned to their record-breaking ways after a day's break, logging fresh record highs in today's911th December 2020) morning deals.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 300 points, or 0.6 percent, at 46,240 levels and the Nifty50 index topped the 13,550-mark. ONGC (up 6%) was the top Sensex gainer, followed by NTPC, Tata Steel, and Bajaj Finance (all up 1%).
Meanwhile, shares of UPL rose 3 percent after the management clarified that the matter flagged by a whistleblower was an old matter and was reported to the audit committee in 2017.
All the Nifty sectoral indices were trading in the green, led by the Nifty PSU Bank index, up 1.6 percent.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices were up 0.6 percent and 0.9 percent, respectively