NEW DELHI (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 21st January, 2021) India's S&P Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index, also known as SENSEX, reached a new record high on Thursday and crossed the 50,000 mark.
As of 11:30 a.m. local time (06:00 GMT), the BSE Sensex figure reached 50,140.38.
The index reaching all-time high figures comes several days after India launched the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination campaign.