Taking Stock: Sensex, Nifty at record closing high; experts say avoid trading on index

The benchmark indices started the week on a flying note with both Sensex and Nifty touching record closing highs. The S&P BSE Sensex hit a record high of 41,899 while the Nifty50 hit a record high of 12,337 on January 13.

Let’s look at the final tally on D-Street on January 13 – the S&P BSE Sensex rose 259 points to 41,859 while the Nifty50 rallied 72 points to close at 12,329.