The stock market extended the winning run for the second consecutive session on Thursday, with Nifty crossing 26,200 for the first time since September 2024.

At the close, the Sensex was up 446.21 points, or 0.52 percent, at 85,632.68, and the Nifty was up 139.50 points, or 0.54 percent, at 26,192.15.

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The market opened on a strong note with extended buying propelling the Nifty to touch the day’s high of 26,246.65.

Notably, this is just 30 points below the record high of 26,277.35, touched on September 27, 2024.

Among the sectors, a mixed trend was observed with major indices ending in the green.

Nifty Financial Services rose the most at 0.72%, followed by Oil & Gas with a 0.59% gain, Auto up 0.44% and Private Bank up 0.34%. Meanwhile, FMCG, IT, and Realty saw only margi

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