Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty hit their fresh record peaks in early trade on Thursday.
The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 159.18 points to reach an all-time peak of 74,245.17 in early trade.
The Nifty went up by 49.6 points to 22,523.65. However, later the markets turned volatile and both the benchmark indices were trading between highs and lows.
At 10:12 am, Sensex was trading 22.60 points up at 74,108.59, whereas Nifty was trading 19.95 points up at 22,494.00.
Among the Sensex firms, JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Asian Paints and State Bank of India were the major gainers.
Mahindra & Mahindra, Infosys, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank were among the laggards.
