Johnson has urged MPs to back the \" historic\" bill, which he says is not \"a rupture but a resolution\" of the UK's relationship with its European neighbours

Global equities were trading at record highs on Monday after President Donald Trump signed a Covid-19 induced economic aid package and as traders returned to work following a three-day Christmas weekend

The 2,000-page agreement was held up by deliberations pertaining to the access to waters for the purposes of fishing. Both sides quibbled over fishing rights as to whether fishermen from the EU will get access to British waters starting next year

ONGC, followed by Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Auto, Axis Bank, NTPC, Bajaj Finance, Titan, IndusInd Bank, HDFC duo and Reliance Industries were among the top gainers on Sensex

Sectorally, all the indices closed in green territory, with almost 4% rise in realty, 3.2% in media, 2.3% gain in IT index, and almost 2% gain in PSU Bank

More than Rs 7 lakh crore of investor wealth was eroded in a single session as Sensex fell 2,037 points to 44,923, its day's low and Nifty lost 628 points to the intraday low of 13,131

India Stock Market Highlights Today: Global equities were bearish today as coronavirus infections increased in parts of North Asia, such as Japan and South Korea, and weighed on investor sentiment. European countries have banned flights from the UK as the British government began emergency lockdown on Sunday, over fear of new virus strain.

With eight trading sessions left in 2020, the investment is likely to cross Rs 1 lakh crore during the period

The EU parliament has set a Sunday night deadline on the talks since it still will have to approve any deal ahead of year-end, when a transition period following the Jan. 31 departure of Britain from the bloc will expire

Sectorally, gains in financials, banking, realty and pharma index were capped by losses in media, metal, FMCG, PSU banks and IT scrips

India Stock Market Highlights Today: In today's session, Sensex hit an all-time high of 46,992 and Nifty logged a lifetime high of 13,773

Gains in auto, financials, media and metal were capped by losses in PSU banks, FMCG and realty stocks

Boris Johnson has accepted the invitation to attend India's Republic Day celebrations as chief guest and has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join the UK's G7 summit next year

India Stock Highlights Today: Axis Bank, Reliance Industries, ONGC, M&M, ICICI Bank, Asian Paints, SBI, HUL, L&T, Titan, Infosys and TCS were among the top losers

E-Mini futures for the S&P 500 responded by rising 0.5%, while March Treasury bond futures slipped 4 ticks

India Stock Market Highlights Today: During the session, Sensex hit an all-time high of 46,309 and Nifty too logged a record high of 13,579

UltraTech Cement followed by SBI, Infosys, HDFC, TCS, Tata Steel, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, M&M, Infosys and Reliance Industries were among the top losers on Sensex

U.S. Treasuries rose while the dollar slightly eased after a volatile overnight session in currency markets, with traders now looking ahead to a European Central Bank monetary policy meeting

On Wednesday, the rupee strengthened by another 3 paise to mark its seven-week high of 73.57 per US dollar, supported by foreign portfolio flows and positive domestic equities

India Stock Market Highlights Today:  Intra day, both indices touched all time highs today, with Sensex hitting, 45,742 and Nifty touching, 13,435