Nifty 50 rose by 0.23%, reaching a fresh all-time high of 26,277 points during trading before closing with a 0.14% drop at 26,199 points. Notably, this marked the third straight session where the index closed above the crucial psychological level of 26,

BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's NSE Nifty 50 and S&P BSE Sensex are trailing only Wall Street's Nasdaq and S&P 500 as top-performing indexes this year, with analysts expecting the rally to extend into 2025.

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty hit fresh all-time high levels on Friday amid heavy buying in IT stocks and a rally in global markets

The Indian stock market benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty 50, reached new all-time highs, rising nearly one per cent. Key contributors included automakers like Mahindra and Mahindra, Maruti, and Tata Motors.

India stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Auto, Metals and Banking sectors led shares higher. At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 rose 0.81% to hit a new all time high, while the BSE Sensex 30 index