HDFC, ONGC, ITC, L&T, RIL, NTPC were among the top losers today, while Bajaj Auto, Maruti, M&M, TCS, HUL were among the top gainers on Sensex

Earlier, Sensex rose above the historic mark of 50,000 and Nifty above 14,700 for the first time amid rise in Asian markets. Sensex and Nifty hit fresh lifetime highs of 50,184 and 14,753, respectively

Gold and Sensex have seen a strong rise in 2020, giving high returns to investors amid Covid-19 uncertainty

The index gained 15.75% in 2020 despite falling to its multiyear low in March when coronavirus threat roiled the Indian equity market

Sectorally, except FMCG, all the other indices closed in the green territory today, with almost 2.2% rise in auto and IT index and 2% gain in PSU Bank, followed by 1% rise in media index

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Bajaj Finance, followed by SBI, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries, HDFC and Axis Bank were among the top gainers. On the other hand, ITC and HDFC Bank were the laggards

The domestic unit opened at 73.16 against the US dollar at the interbank forex market, and inched 13 paise higher to 73.15 over its previous close

Extending fall for the second straight session, Sensex ended 470 points lower at 48,564 and Nifty fell by 152 points to 14,281. In the last two sessions, Sensex has lost 1,019 points and Nifty is down  313 points

In November alone, FIIs logged the highest ever monthly fund infusion of Rs 65,317 crore

Rupee opened on a weak note at 73.21 against the dollar index that traded near one-month high on risk aversion. The domestic unit then fell further by 15 paise to 73.22 at the interbank forex market, over its previous close

PM Modi launches COVID-19 vaccination drive: Urging people to take the vaccine and to take the complete course PM Modi allayed fears surrounding the jab. He said that when it comes to vaccines, India enjoys scientific credibility

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All sectors closed in the red, mirroring the fall in broader markets with over 2% fall registered in IT, PSU banking and financial stocks

Losses in metal, media, IT, bank and realty sectors were capped by gains in PSU banking, pharma, FMCG and auto sectors

Except for pharma, realty and financial services, all other indices on NSE closed in green territory, with over 3% gain registered in PSU banking sector

In today's session, Sensex and Nifty hit new lifetime highs of 49,479 and 14,563, respectively. Reliance Industries, L&T, Bharti Airtel, ITC, Bajaj Finserv and TCS were among the gainers on Sensex chart

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