Sensex breaches historic 79,000-mark

Mumbai: Benchmark indices rallied on Thursday, with the Sensex breaching the historic 79,000-mark and the Nifty hitting the 24,000-level for the first time ever, amid buying in blue-chip stocks.

The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 512.68 points to hit its



new lifetime peak of 79,186.93 after falling in early trade, helped by buying in blue-chip Reliance Industries.

The Nifty also bounced back, rising 146.45 points to hit its fresh all-time high of 24,015.25.