After hitting fresh all-time highs, supported by a rally in IT stocks, the benchmark indices ended off their intraday peaks on Wednesday due to profit booking.
The BSE Sensex touched a record high of 66,064.21 during the intra-day trades before closing at 65,558.89, up 164.99 points, or 0.25 per cent, compared to the previous close of 65,393.9. The broader NSE Nifty closed 0.15 per cent up at 19,413.75. It climbed to a new peak of 19,567 during the intraday trades.
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