Trading Economics-


The BSE Sensex finished about 0.2% up at a fresh record high of 81,867.6 on Thursday, extending gains for the fifth straight session. Power Grid led the gains with a nearly 4% surge, followed by NTPC and HDFC Bank, up 1.8% and 1.4%, respectively. Market sentiment was driven by ongoing optimism over the strong corporate earnings and prospects of a US interest rate cut as soon as September