Sensex hits all-time high after announcement of Modi taking oath as PM

Indian markets continued their upward trend and Sensex touched all-time high after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on Friday that it would keep policy rates unchanged at 6.5 per cent and it became clear that Narendra Modi will again take oath as Prime Minister of



India.

The BSE Sensex touched an all-time high, while the Nifty 50 index closed positively at 23,267.75, marking a gain of 446.35 points or 1.96 percent, and hitting a high of 23,320.20. The Sensex followed suit, closing at 76,693.36, up by 1,618.85 points or 2.16 percent.