India's SENSEX Hits 50,000 Mark For First Time In History

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.