Mumbai, Sep 25
India equity indices closed at a record high on Wednesday following positive cues from global markets.
At closing, Sensex was up 255 points, or 0.30 per cent, at 85,169 and Nifty was up 63 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 26,004.
It is the first time that the Nifty closed above the 26,000 mark.
Intraday, Sensex and Nifty made a fresh all-time high of 85,247 and 26,032 respectively.
Selling was seen in the midcap and smallcap stocks. The Nifty Midcap 100 index closed at 60,465, down 385 points or 0.63 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 index closed at 19,357, down 82 points or 0.42 per cent.
Among the major sectoral indices, fin service, pharma, metal, realty, media, energy, private bank, infra, PSE and services were major gainers. Auto, IT, PSU Bank and FMCG were major laggards.
In the Sensex pack, Power Grid, Axis Bank, NTPC, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, HDFC Bank, M&M, ITC, ICICI Bank, and HCL Tech were the top gainers. Tech Mahindra, Tata Motors, Titan, Kotak Mahindra Bank, SBI, JSW Steel, and Wipro were the top losers.