TIL Desk/Business/Mumbai/ The BSE Sensex today soared to a life-time high of 33,117.33 and the NSE Nifty scaled the historic 10,340.55 mark in opening trade as banking stocks rallied after the government announced a mega Rs 2.11 lakh crore recapitalisation plan for NPA-hit state-run lenders.
The 30-share Sensex soared 509.99 points, or 1.56 per cent, to quote at an all-time high of 33,117.33 points, breaching its previous record high (intra-day) of 32,699.86 hit on October 17. The gauge had gained 224.41 points in the previous two straight sessions.
Banking behemoth SBI rallied 19.47 per cent while private peers ICICI Bank and Axis Bank soared by up to 8 per cent in early trade, sending the barometer indices to record high. All the sectoral indices led by banks, PSUs, capital goods and infrastructure were trading in the positive zone with gains of up to 6.27 per cent.
The 50-share Nifty also hit a historic high of 10,340.55 by climbing 132.85 points, or 1.30 per cent. It also smashed previous record (intra-day) of 10,251.85 points reached on October 17.
