On Friday, Indian equity benchmark indices BSE Sensex and Nifty50 maintained their upward momentum. Infosys, TCS, and Sun Pharma emerged as top gainers. Meanwhile, financial indices such as Nifty Bank and Nifty Financial Services ended slightly lower.

The BSE benchmark Sensex hit its fresh all-time high level in early trade on Friday amid heavy buying in IT stocks and a rally in global markets. The BSE Sensex climbed 119.38 points to reach a record peak of 85,

On the technical front, Hardik Matalia, Derivative Analyst at Choice Broking, said that Nifty 50 is likely to face resistance at 26,050-26,100 levels and find support at 25,900, followed by 25,800.

On the 30-share Sensex platform, Titan, Tata Steel, Infosys, Sun Pharma, IndusInd Bank, HCLTech emerged early gainers

On Friday, Indian markets opened on a flat note, with both Nifty and Sensex showing minimal movement. Nifty IT led the gains, while Nifty Realty was the biggest laggard. As of now, the Sensex is up by 0.

On Friday, Indian equity benchmark indices BSE Sensex and Nifty50 maintained their upward momentum. Infosys, TCS, and Sun Pharma emerged as top gainers. Meanwhile, financial indices such as Nifty Bank and Nifty Financial Services ended slightly lower.

That apart, global stock indexes reached record highs on Thursday after chipmaker Micron Technology’s upbeat forecast, while oil dropped on a media report that Saudi Arabia plans to dump its unofficial crude price target of $100 a barrel.