<p>Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty hit their all-time high levels in early trade on Monday amid fresh foreign fund inflows and buying in IT counters.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 128.6 points to hit its lifetime intra-day peak of 66,189.50 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 47.65 points to reach its all-time intra-day high of 19,612.15.</p>.<p>From the Sensex pack, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Power Grid, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, HCL Technologies, Asian Paints and UltraTech Cement were the major gainers.</p>.<p>ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Titan were among the laggards.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were buyers on Friday as they bought equities worth Rs 2,636.43 crore, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>"In July, FPIs have invested Rs 30,660 crore in India inclusive of bulk deals and investment through primary market. This reflects the increasing FPI confidence in the Indian economy and markets," said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Seoul and Shanghai were trading lower while Hong Kong quoted in the green.</p>.<p>The US markets ended on a mixed note on Friday.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.86 per cent to $79.18 a barrel.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark had jumped 502.01 points or 0.77 per cent to settle at an all-time high of 66,060.90 on Friday. The Nifty went up by 150.75 points or 0.78 per cent to end at a record high of 19,564.50.</p>
<p>Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty hit their all-time high levels in early trade on Monday amid fresh foreign fund inflows and buying in IT counters.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 128.6 points to hit its lifetime intra-day peak of 66,189.50 in early trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 47.65 points to reach its all-time intra-day high of 19,612.15.</p>.<p>From the Sensex pack, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, Power Grid, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, HCL Technologies, Asian Paints and UltraTech Cement were the major gainers.</p>.<p>ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Titan were among the laggards.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) were buyers on Friday as they bought equities worth Rs 2,636.43 crore, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>"In July, FPIs have invested Rs 30,660 crore in India inclusive of bulk deals and investment through primary market. This reflects the increasing FPI confidence in the Indian economy and markets," said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Seoul and Shanghai were trading lower while Hong Kong quoted in the green.</p>.<p>The US markets ended on a mixed note on Friday.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.86 per cent to $79.18 a barrel.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark had jumped 502.01 points or 0.77 per cent to settle at an all-time high of 66,060.90 on Friday. The Nifty went up by 150.75 points or 0.78 per cent to end at a record high of 19,564.50.</p>