Domestic stock markets started Monday's session at record highs as Joe Biden's win in the US presidential election lifted broader Asian shares. tracking a jump in Asian equities after Democrat Joe Biden was declared the winner in the US election. The S&P BSE Sensex index jumped 673.28 points - or 1.61 per cent - to touch an all-time high of 42,566.34 in early deals, and the broader NSE Nifty 50 benchmark climbed to a record 12,451.70, adding 188.15 points - or 1.53 per cent - to its previous close. Broad-based gains - led by banking, financial services, IT and pharmaceutical shares - pushed the markets higher.
