Top gainers, losers on September 20: M&M, ICICI Bank, JSW Steel lead NIFTY movers, Grasim major drag

Benchmark SENSEX gained nearly 1,360 points to breach the record 84,000 level, while NIFTY closed near the 25,800 mark on Friday, September 20, following a sharp rally in auto, realty and banking shares.

NIFTY rallied 375.15 points, or 1.48%, to close at 25,790 points as 44 of its constituents ended with gains and six with losses.

The index swung between losses and gains in a volatile session. The barometer opened marginally up but plunged into losses to hit a low of 25,426 in early trade. The 50-share gauge soon rebounded from lows and rallied around 380 points to hit an all-time intraday high of 25,849 as banks, auto and realty shares zoomed. The index pared some of the gains in the pre-close session.

SENSEX closed at an all-time high of 84,544, up by 1359 points, or 1.63%.

The barometer breached the historic 84,000 mark for the first time ever. It touched an all-time intraday high of 84,694, spurting over 1,370 points during the day. It hit a low of 83,187 in the early session.

In the broader market, midcap and smallcap indices also rose up to 1.4% reflecting a wider rally.

Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Bank, JSW Steel lead gainers

Grasim, SBI, NTPC among lead losers

IndusInd Bank, TCS and HeroMotoCorp also declined marginally.