Sensex breaches 25,000 mark,Nifty crosses 7,400 points in early trade

sensexMumbai, May 16  The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex soared to a new all-time high of 25,014.85 points in early trade on Friday, while the National Stock Exchange Nifty was pegged at 7,459.40 points.

This was due to sustained fund inflows with trends in the 2014 elections suggesting a massive win for the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which is leading in 273 out of the 543 seats up for grabs.

The BJP was said to be leading in 150 out of 285 seats.

The 30-share index, which had gained over 90 points to close at record-high yesterday, zoomed to hit an all-time high of 25,014.85 by climbing 1,109.25 points, or 4.64 per cent. (ANI)