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Sensex hits new high; Nifty holds 8,000 mark
Source: IRIS | 01 Sep, 2014, 12.49PM
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Indian equities rallied further with Sensex and Nifty at their new record highs on the back of positive economic growth data for the April-June quarter. Realty, capital goods and consumer durable stocks witnessed a gain whereas FMCG stocks registered a fall.

At 12.26 a.m., the Sensex was trading up 186.12 points or 0.70% at 26,824.23 with 23 components gaining. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading higher by 58.50 points or 0.74% at 8,012.85 with 42 components gaining.

Top gainers were Hero Motocorp (4.09%), Maruti Suzuki (3.10%), L&T (2.85%) and Cipla (2.50%)

Major losers were Tata Motors (1.39%), Sun Pharma (1.35%), HUL (0.57%) and ITC (0.56%)

The Realty index was at 1,764.64, up by 37.20 points or by 2.15%. The Capital Goods index was at 15,225.48, up by 312.30 points or by 2.09%. The Consumer Durables index was at 9,337.42, up by 156.60 points or by 1.71%.

On the other hand, the FMCG index was at 7,389.46, down by 12.32 points or by 0.17%.

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