The S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indexes ended Thursday's rangebound session on a flat note but closed at record highs. Gains in Maruti Suzuki, Asian Paints, State Bank of India, Bajaj Finserv and HCL Technologies were offset with losses in HDFC Bank, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, HDFC and Axis Bank. The Sensex traded in a range of 402 points and Nifty 50 index touched an intraday high of 13,216.60 and low of 13,107.90. PSU banking, metal, pharma and auto stocks witnessed strong buying interest while information technology, private banking and financial services stocks witnessed faced selling pressure. The Sensex ended 15 points higher at 44,632.65 and Nifty 50 index advanced 20 points to close at 13,134.
Here are highlights of Thursday's trading session (December 3):