INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Stock Market Updates: Gains in auto, metal and pharma shares supported the markets.Domestic share markets registered fresh record highs on
Thursday as investors remained optimistic on COVID-19 vaccines and a fast global recovery
The S-P BSE Sensex index gained 204.07 points to touch 46,870.53 at the strongest level recorded during the session, and the broader NSE
Gains in auto, metal and pharmaceutical shares supported the gains, however losses in consumer goods and IT shares limited the upside
the other hand, Coal India, Larsen - Toubro, ITC, Adani Ports and Hindustan Unilever, down 0.73-0.96 per cent each, were the worst hit among
perched near record heights as monetary support and the hope of fiscal stimulus in the US put traders in a festive mood.MSCI's broadest
index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.30 per cent higher at an all-time high at the last count
cliff.Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell vowed on Wednesday to keep pouring cash in to markets until the US economic recovery is
secure.US lawmakers edged closer to agreement on a $900 billion coronavirus-relief spending package on Wednesday with top Democrats and
Republicans sounding more positive than they have in months about getting something done.Cryptocurrency Bitcoin extended gains after
breaking past the $20,000 mark overnight
It was last up 2 per cent at $21,942.
