Sensex, Nifty at new peak

Mumbai, June 11

Equity benchmarks darted up to fresh lifetime highs on Friday as IT, pharma and energy counters saw brisk buying in tandem with a bullish trend overseas.

After touching a record intra-day peak of 52,641.53, the Sensex ended 174.29 points up at its new closing high of 52,474.76. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 61.60 points to its lifetime peak of 15,799.35.

Dr Reddy’s was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, spurting 3.03%, followed by PowerGrid, TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech, Reliance Industries and Tech Mahindra. — PTI