Sensex breaches 50,000 mark for the first time

The Sensex today jumped 334 points, or 0.7 per cent, to hit 50,000-mark for the first time in its history and was trading at 50,126, in the afternoon trade, a short while ago.

The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange climbed 96 points, or 0.7 per cent, to trade at a record high of 14,740. In the broader market, the BSE Mid-cap index advanced 0.7 per cent and the Small-cap index added 0.5 per cent.