Nifty hits new life high; Sensex adds 96 pts; breadth strong

At 09:30 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 96.03 points or 0.13% to 77,574.96. The Nifty 50 index added 43.50 points or 0.18% to 23,610.50.

The Nifty clocked an all-time high of 23,667.10 in early trade.