Nifty 50 rose by 0.23%, reaching a fresh all-time high of 26,277 points during trading before closing with a 0.14% drop at 26,199 points. Notably, this marked the third straight session where the index closed above the crucial psychological level of 26,

On Friday, Indian equity benchmark indices BSE Sensex and Nifty50 maintained their upward momentum. Infosys, TCS, and Sun Pharma emerged as top gainers. Meanwhile, financial indices such as Nifty Bank and Nifty Financial Services ended slightly lower.

However, soon after opening they erased gains and traded flat as HDFC Bank and L&T weighed. At pre-open, Nifty 50 was at 26248.25, up 0.12% or 32.20 points and Sensex was at 85893.84, up 0.07% or 57.72 points.