Markets surge to record highs: Nifty tops 24,050, Sensex nears 79,500; Media-PSU Bank stocks drive gains

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 28 (ANI): The benchmark equity indices saw a fresh new high start to Friday's trading session. The BSE Sensex climbed 214.40 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 79,457.58 in the opening trade, while the NSE Nifty 50 opened up 41.40 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 24,085.90. The wider indices began trading in a mixed bag. The Bank Nifty index opens at 52,874.95, up barely 63.65 points, or 0.12 per