Sensex surges 300 points, closes above 35k-mark for first time

Benchmark Sensex soared over 310 points today to close above the 35,000-mark for the first time ever, while the broader Nifty too ended at a fresh life-time high on unabated buying by participants.

The 30-share Sensex jumped 310.77 points, or 0.89%, to end at a new peak of 35,081.82, breaking its previous record of 34,843.51 reached on January 15.

Intra-day, it climbed to 35,118.61, bettering its previous intra-day high of 34,963.69 reached on January 15.

It took 17 sessions for the index to scale the 35,000 mark from 34,000 level reached on December 26.