Stock market today: BSE Sensex hits new milestone, crosses 79,000 for the first time; Nifty50 at lifetime high of above 23,900

Stock market today: Indian equity benchmark indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, continued to hit new lifetime highs in trade on Thursday. While BSE Sensex crossed the 79,000 mark for the first time to hit a high of 79013.76, Nifty50 too went past 23,900.