<div align="justify">Benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended at fresh life-time highs today on optimism surrounding corporate earnings amid mixed global cues.<br /><br />The BSE Sensex jumped 70.42 points to end at 34,503.49, while the broader NSE Nifty finished at 10,651.20, up 19 points.<br /><br />The 30-share Sensex, after a cautious start, gathered momentum and rallied to 34,558.88, before ending at 34,503.49, a rise of 70.42 points, or 0.20 per cent.<br /><br />It broke its previous closing high of 34,443.19 hit on January 9.<br /><br />The 50-share Nifty, after range-bound morning trade, spurted to touch an all-time high of 10,664.60 on a flurry of buying.<br /><br />It finally settled 19 points, or 0.18 per cent higher at 10,651.20, surpassing its previous closing record of 10,637 hit on January 9. <br /></div>
<div align="justify">Benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended at fresh life-time highs today on optimism surrounding corporate earnings amid mixed global cues.<br /><br />The BSE Sensex jumped 70.42 points to end at 34,503.49, while the broader NSE Nifty finished at 10,651.20, up 19 points.<br /><br />The 30-share Sensex, after a cautious start, gathered momentum and rallied to 34,558.88, before ending at 34,503.49, a rise of 70.42 points, or 0.20 per cent.<br /><br />It broke its previous closing high of 34,443.19 hit on January 9.<br /><br />The 50-share Nifty, after range-bound morning trade, spurted to touch an all-time high of 10,664.60 on a flurry of buying.<br /><br />It finally settled 19 points, or 0.18 per cent higher at 10,651.20, surpassing its previous closing record of 10,637 hit on January 9. <br /></div>