The stock market on Friday climbed to a 52-week high, with benchmarks extending their winning run as the BSE Sensex crossed 84,000 for the first time since June 30, 2025, while the Nifty index crossed 25,700 for the first time since October 1, 2024.
The climb in the indices led by buying in autos, consumer durables, FMCG, and banking heavyweights.
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At close, the Sensex was up 484.53 points or 0.58% at 83,952.19, and the Nifty was up 124.55 points or 0.49% at 25,709.85. BSE midcap and smallcap indices shed 0.4% each.
Notably, in the last three sessions, the Sensex has risen by over 1,900 points, or 2.3%, while the Nifty 50, too, has jumped 2.2%.
In terms of the sectoral performances, media, IT, metal, and PSU Bank indices fell 0.5-1%. While auto, bank, healthcare, FMCG, an