Sensex rises 485 points; Nifty jumps 134 points
The BSE Sensex on Thursday​ breached the 26,000-mark as it rose 485.51 points to settle at 26,366.68 while the NSE Nifty reclaimed 8,000-mark for the first time since November 2015 after it surged 134.75 points to close at 8,069.65. Market sentiment remained buoyant amid oil trading above $50 a barrel owing to a reduction in US crude inventories, analysts said. 