Sensex Scales 59,000, Nifty Above 17,550; IndusInd Bank, ITC Soar Over 5%

The equity benchmark indices touched touched fresh record highs on Thursday afternoon, with the Sensex surpassing the 59,000 mark for the first time, on the back of a stupendous rally in IndusInd Bank and ITC. At 12:25 pm, the BSE Sensex was trading at 59,005, higher by 275 points or 0.56 per cent and the NSE Nifty was at 17,583.50, up 66 points or 0.35 per cent. The Sensex has touched an intra-day and life-time high of 598,042.77 th...