After paring gains, the Sensex advanced further in intraday trade as the rupee strengthened against the US dollar.The partially convertible rupee touched a high of 60.31 against the US dollar in early trade.
At 12:20 a.m.; the 30-share index was at 18,970.24, up 180.56 points or 0.95 per cent, Sensex close to 19000.0 it made high of 18989.63
The Nifty was at 5,606.10, up 40.45 points or 0.73 per cent, Nifty hit high of 56615.95 in trade day.
Among the sectoral indices, the S&P BSE Healthcare Index was up 2.27 per cent, the S&P BSE Metal Index advanced 1.04 per cent, the S&P BSE Realty Index added 0.60 per cent and the S&P BSE Auto Index was 0.38 per cent higher.
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