Stock Market Updates: Sensex Jumps 250 pts, Hits Fresh High; Nifty Inches Towards 21K

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Sensex Today: Continuing their swift rally, equity benchmark indices opened higher Wednesday and made new highs again. The BSE Sensex rose 240 points to 69,536 and the NSE Nifty50 moved 90 points up to 20,950. Power Grid, Asian Paints, SBI, HDFC Bank, HCL Tech and Sun Pharma rose 0.5-1.3 per cent, leading gains on the Sensex, while Adani Ent and Adani Ports jumped 3-4 per cent on the Nifty. On the flip side, Maruti, Bajaj Auto, Eicher Motors were the top frontline losers. The BSE MidCap index rose 0.4 per cent and the SmallCap index gained 0.23 per cent. Global...