Nifty 50 rose by 0.23%, reaching a fresh all-time high of 26,277 points during trading before closing with a 0.14% drop at 26,199 points. Notably, this marked the third straight session where the index closed above the crucial psychological level of 26,

Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the previous trade session in the green after hitting fresh record highs. Nifty 50 closed at 25,939.05, while Sensex ended at 84,928.61. Nifty 50 is also around 60 points away from 26,

However, soon after opening they erased gains and traded flat as HDFC Bank and L&T weighed. At pre-open, Nifty 50 was at 26248.25, up 0.12% or 32.20 points and Sensex was at 85893.84, up 0.07% or 57.72 points.