mumbai equity benchmark indices sensex and nifty opened on a bullish note and hit record high levels in early trade on tuesday tracking positive cues from global markets amid improved risk appetite supported by fresh vaccine news the 30share bse index rallied 27466 points or 063 per cent to scale the fresh peak of 4391264 similarly the broader nse nifty gained 7445 points or 058 per cent to a lifetime high of 1285470 tata steel was the top gainer in the sensex pack rising over 4 per cent followed by bharti airtel sbi hdfc bank mm asian paints and reliance industries advt on the other hand hcl tech infosys bajaj auto itc axis bank and bajaj finance were among the losers in the special muhurat trading session to mark the beginning of hindu samvat year 2077 on saturday bse sensex soared 19498 points or 045 per cent to close at a record 4363798 the broader nse nifty advanced 6030 points or 047 per cent to finish at its lifetime high of 1278025 equity markets were closed on monday on account of balipratipada on the global front us equities surged to record high after biotech group moderna said its covid19 vaccine was highly effective elsewhere in asia bourses in hong kong seoul and tokyo were trading higher in midsession deals while shanghai was in the red the wholesale pricebased inflation on monday rose to an eightmonth high of 148 per cent in october as manufactured products turned costlier brent crude futures the global oil benchmark rose 075 per cent to usd 4415 per barrel pti published on nov 17 2020 at 1059 am ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app bse sensex mm axis bank bajaj auto nifty homenewsindustrysensex nifty scale record high levels supported by positive vaccine news