The Sensex created history by crossing the psychological barrier of 8,000 with considerable ease on Thursday.

After opening with a small positive gap of 10 points at 7,957, the index crossed the 8,000-mark in early deals. After moving above the 8,000-mark for most part of the session, the index zoomed to a high of 8,060 towards the closing bell.

The Sensex finally closed the session on an extremely bullish note at 8,053 - a gain of 106 points (1.33%).

The Nifty also scaled a new high with a gain of 26 points at 2,454.

Infosys [Get Quote] zoomed 2.5% (Rs 58) to Rs 2,422. TCS [Get Quote] and Satyam [Get Quote] also closed with gains.

Reliance [Get Quote] was firm right through the session, and gained Rs 9 to Rs 738. ONGC [Get Quote] moved up Rs 11 to Rs 993. HLL [Get Quote] was up a rupee at Rs 166. ITC declined Rs 7 to Rs 1,823, and SBI [Get Quote] was down a rupee at Rs 837.

Bajaj zoomed 4.6% (Rs 68) to Rs 1,536. Tata Motors [Get Quote] added 3% (Rs 15) to Rs 511.

HDFC [Get Quote] gained nearly 4% (Rs 35) to Rs 937. ICICI Bank [Get Quote] moved up 3.7% (Rs 18) to Rs 506. BHEL added 1.6% (Rs 18) to Rs 1,094.

Bharti gained Rs 5 to Rs 330. ACC, Cipla, Dr. Reddy's, Grasim [Get Quote], HDFC Bank, L&T and Tata Steel [Get Quote] also finished at higher levels today.