India's Nifty, Sensex close at record highs

TV18 Broadcast

14/01/2020 10:00

BENGALURU, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Indian shares settled higher
for a fourth straight session on Tuesday and marked record
closing levels, with conglomerate ITC Ltd  ITC.NS  and
motorcycle maker Hero MotoCorp  HROM.NS  leading gains.
    The NSE Nifty 50 Index  .NSEI  ended 0.27% higher at
12,362.30, while the S&P BSE Sensex index  .BSESN  added 0.22%
to close at 41,952.63.
    Broader Asian shares touched fresh peaks on Tuesday amid
signs of improving relations between the United States and
China, as the two countries prepare to sign a preliminary trade
deal on Wednesday. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N29I1PF
    In domestic markets, shares of ITC Ltd rose nearly 2% and
were among the top gainers on both NSE and BSE, while Hero
MotoCorp added 2.2%.
    The Nifty Media index  .NIFTYMED  closed up 2.1%, with
shares of TV18 Broadcast  TVEB.NS  surging over 16% after the
company posted a strong set of quarterly numbers.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN29J0DZ
    Among decliners, Yes Bank  YESB.NS  tumbled over 13% and
IndusInd Bank  INBK.NS  slipped 4.51%.
    
    
    

 (Reporting by Chandini Monnappa in Bengaluru; editing by Devika
Syamnath)
 ((Chandini.M@thomsonreuters.com; 910867497919;))