Sensex ends at record closing high, Nifty above 11,000
Benchmark index BSE Sensex surged 282.48 points to end at a record closing high of 36,548.41 on Thursday. This came after a surge in the banking stocks and ahead of the inflation data scheduled to released later in the day. The Nifty index jumped 74.90 points to close above the 11,000 mark after over five months.