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The shares rose to record highs at the open on Wednesday, led by the country's top private lender HDFC Bank, which jumped to a record high on hopes of a likely increase in its weightage in a key global index.
The NSE Nifty 50 was up 0.7% at 24,291.75 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex added 0.72% to 80,013.77 points, as of 9:15 a.m. IST.
This is the first time that the 30-stock Sensex has crossed the 80,000 mark.