Share market today: The two key equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, on Thursday closed at record highs amid volatility. The Sensex, after scaling an all-time high of 82,129 intra-day, settled with gains of 126 points to 81,867. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty50 ended 10 points above the 25,000 levels at 25,010. The benchmark touched a lifetime high of 25,078 during intraday trade.


Stock update


On the 30-share Sensex platform, PowerGrid, NTPC, HDFC Bank, Nestle, Adani Ports, Maruti emerged gainers. On the down side, M&M, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finserv, SBI, Tata Motors, L&T were among the losers.


In the broader market, the MidCap and SmallCap indices being the worst hit because of profit bookings.


Sectoral update


Sectorally, Media, Auto, Realty, and PSU Bank indices ended lower with a loss of up to 1.70 per cent, while FMCG, Pharma, Oil & Gas, and select financial services managed to settle in the green.


In the previous session on Wednesday, the BSE Sensex closed at 81,741, up 285 points, while NSE Nifty50 settled 94 points higher at 24,951.


Global update


In Asian markets, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong closed in the negative territory, while Seoul ended in the green. The European markets were quoting lower in the mid-session deals on Thursday. The US stocks settled in the green territory in overnight trade on Wednesday.


Foreign institutional investors were net sellers in the capital markets on Wednesday and offloaded shares worth Rs 3,462.36 crore, according to exchange data.


Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.98 per cent to $81.63 per barrel in futures trade.


Rupee slips 5 paise


The rupee declined 5 paise to settle at 83.73 against the US currency on Thursday amid a rise in demand for the dollar and an increase in crude oil prices. The rupee opened at higher at 83.67 due to weakness in the US dollar in overseas markets after the US Federal Reserve hinted at a rate cut in near future.


The unit however failed to hold onto gains and fell to the day's low of 83.75 later. The domestic unit settled at 83.73 (provisional), down 5 paise from the previous close.


At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic currency had closed at 83.68 against the US dollar on Wednesday. Forex traders said gains from a weak dollar were offset by month-end dollar demand and rising crude prices.