Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty on Monday scaled new peaks by continuing their winning run to the third session in a row, propelled by gains in mainly auto, power and banking shares.
After scaling a new intraday high of 60,476.13 during the session, the 30-share Sensex closed 76.72 points or 0.13 per cent higher at 60,135.78 – marking its new closing high as well.
Similarly, the Nifty rose 50.75 points or 0.28 per cent to its all-time closing high of 17,945.95. Intraday, the NSE gauge touched a new peak of 18,041.95.
Maruti was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying nearly 4 per cent, followed by PowerGrid, ITC, NTPC, SBI, M&M, Kotak Bank and HDFC Bank.