After hitting a new record high of 28,027.96 points in early trade as investors cheered Cabinet expansion, the benchmark Sensex on Monday ended just 6 points higher compared to the previous close as investors booked profit across counters.
After opening on a strong footing, the 30-share BSE Sensex surged to hit new lifetime high of 28,027.96, breaching its previous high of 28,010.39 recorded on November 5. The index soon started losing momentum quickly and briefly slipped into the negative territory in volatile trade to touch a low of 27,764.75. It finally ended 6.10 points higher at 27,874.73.
ITC ltd, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's, Hind Unilever, Coal India, Bajaj Auto, BHEl, HDFC, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Power and Wipro led the 15 Sensex gainers, while Tata Motors, Tata Steel, TCS, SBI, Sesa Sterlite, RIl, M&M, l&T, ICICI Bank and ONGC were among the 15 losers.