Closing Bell on Tuesday, July 9: Equity benchmark indices made a steady ascend on Tuesday, settling near record highs on the back of gains in Maruti Suzuki, M&M, ITC, and Titan Company. 

The Nifty50 index recorded a fresh record high of 24,439 on the NSE, before ending at 24,433, up 113 points or 0.46 per cent. 

The BSE Sensex, meanwhile, touched a lifetime peak of 80,397. It ended at 80,352, up 391 points or 0.49 per cent.

In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap, and SmallCap indices started on a firm note. They turned negative soon after, only to bounce back and end 0.36 per cent and 0.22 per cent higher, respectively.

Among sectors, the Nifty Auto index added 2.09 per cent, the Nifty PSU Bank index 1.07 per cent, and the Nifty Pharma index 1.6 per cent.