Mumbai, Oct 23
Equity benchmark indices continued their upward momentum for the sixth consecutive session on Thursday, supported mainly by strong buying in IT stocks.
The Sensex touched a new 52-week high of 85,290 during the day, gaining as much as 864 points. It finally settled with a modest rise of 130 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 84,556.
On the losing side, Eternal dropped 3 per cent to become the top Sensex laggard, while Bharti Airtel, Ultratech Cement, ICICI Bank, and Reliance slipped between 1 and 2 per cent.
Rupee saw a positive move of 0.19 paise, settling at 87.82 -- up by 0.22 per cent, as optimism around a potential US tariff deal provided support to the domestic currency.