The BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty soared to hit new all-time high of 26,582.27 and 7,957.70 points in early trade with stocks of healthcare, banking and oil & gas leading the rally on sustained fund inflows amidst a mixed Asian trend.
The 30-share index, which had gained over 105 points in the previous two sessions, gathered another 162.72 points, or 0.61 per cent, to hit a new record high of 26,582.27, breaching its earlier peak of 26,530.67 reached on August 19.
All the sectoral indices were trading in positive zone with gains up to 0.73 per cent.
The 50-share NSE Nifty also shot up by 44.50 points, or 0.56 per cent, to record its all-time high of 7,957.70, crossing previous high of 7,929.05 touched on August 22.
Published 25 August 2014, 18:22 IST