Share Market : Sensex Hits Fresh Lifetime Highs Of 37,496; Nifty Above 11,300: 10.

The Share markets hit fresh lifetime highs on Monday as both the key equity benchmarks hit new record highs in early trade. The S&P BSE Sensex opened at 37,491.39 while the broader Nifty50 at 11,296.65. Within the first few minutes, Nifty breached the 11,300 level for the first time ever. At 9:22 am, the Sensex traded at 37,408.33, up 71.48 points or 0.19 per cent and the Nifty50 was at 11,302.35, with a gain of 24 points or 0.21 per cent. Until 10 am, the intraday high of the Sensex was registered at 37,496.80 while that of the Nifty at 11,309.35.

Top 10 things to know about Monday’s trading session:

1) The top gainers in the 30-share Sensex pack were State Bank of India (up 3.38 per cent), ONGC (up 2.88 per cent), ICICI Bank (up 2.68 per cent), Vedanta (up 2.37 per cent), and Reliance Industries (up 1.16 per cent).

2) The five major gainers in the 50-share Nifty pack were Hindustan Petroleum (up 3.28 per cent), State Bank of India (up 3.26 per cent), ONGC (up 2.79 per cent), ICICI Bank (up 2.49 per cent) and Vedanta (up 2.43 per cent).

3) Twenty-eight out of 50 Nifty stocks advanced in trade.

4) Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India, ONGC, and Vedanta contributed the most to Sensex gains. Reliance Industries on Friday reported a record net profit of Rs. 9,459 crore for the April-June period. ICICI Bank, on Friday, reported a surprise first-quarter net loss of Rs. 120 crore in the three months to June 30.

5) Eleven stocks of the nifty PSU Bank index traded with gains. The BSE Midcap index was flat while the BSE Small cap index traded 0.58 per cent higher.

6) Asian share markets drifted lower while currencies kept to familiar ranges ahead of a busy week peppered with central bank meetings, corporate results and updates on US inflation and payrolls.

7) Technology and energy shares led Japan’s Nikkei down 0.4 per cent in early trade, while tech also featured in South Korea’s 0.2 per cent decline, stated a report by news agency Reuters.

8)MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan eased 0.03 per cent.

9)On Friday, stock markets had posted record closing highs as the Sensex ended up 0.95 per cent at 37,336.85 after hitting a record high for a fourth straight session while NSE Nifty settled 0.99 per cent higher at 11,278.35 after hitting an all-time high of 11,283.40.

10) According to provisional data from the National Stock Exchange, on Friday, foreign portfolio investors bought net equities worth Rs. 738.05 crore while domestic institutional investors purchased net shares of Rs. 406.12 crore. (With Reuters Inputs)