Oil tanked to a 7-year low as OPEC decided to maintain production.
Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.
HDFC and HUL are the latest entrants in the club
The Sensex soared 402 points higher to end at 25,720 and the Nifty surged 130 points to close at 7,819.
The Nifty had hit its third successive record high of 7,922.70 today.
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
A mix of industrialists and businessmen, who have inherited riches or rose from humble backgrounds and even endured boom and bust cycles, the top five MPs are illustrative of how the political stock of the wealthy is increasing rapidly.
The Sensex ended above 27,000 for the first time while the Nifty topped 8,100.
Banks led the decline with Nifty Bank and BSE Bank index dropping over 3% each.
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Market breadth continued to remain strong, with 1899 gainers and 674 losers on the BSEs.
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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
BSE Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Consumer Durable, TECk, Power and Metal indices declined between 0.5-1%.
Markets extended losses to end 1.5% down on Tuesday, amid weak global cues, after investors turned cautious ahead of key economic data and booked profits in rate sensitive shares while the further fall in the rupee continued to weigh on investor sent.
Despite the rally, on the basis of valuations, Indian markets aren't too expensive, says Christopher Wood, managing director and equity strategist at CLSA.
Sensex in green in afternoon trade.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 30.30 points at 28,161.72 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 7.95 points at 8,543.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
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Investors cheered a sharp decline in the Current Account Deficit, which stands at a 4 year low as exports picked up and gold imports reduced.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Thursday, A K Prabhakar, senior VP and Head -- Equity Research (Retail), Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd, discussed the best stocks to put the investors' money in.
Prem Panicker, a keen follower of the game and one of cricket's finest writers, analysed, debated and dissected the four semi-finalists on the Rediff World Cup Chat on Monday.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Friday, A K Prabhakar, senior VP and Head -- Equity Research (Retail), Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd, discussed the best stocks to put the investors' money in.
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