The Sensex surged nearly 350 points in early trade on Thursday to surpass 61,000 for the first time, propelled by advances in index heavyweights Infosys, HDFC Bank, and Reliance Industries amid a favorable trend in global markets.

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The 30-share Sensex was trading 356.73 points, or 0.59 percent, higher at 61,093.78 after reaching a record of 61,159.48 in the opening session. Similarly, the Nifty advanced 119.75 points, or 0.66 percent, to a new intraday high of 18,281.50.

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L&T led the Sensex pack with a 2 percent rise, followed by Infosys, SBI, NTPC, HDFC Bank, Maruti, ITC, and Titan. On the other hand, HCL Tech, TCS, M&M, IndusInd Bank, and Bajaj Finance were among the laggards.

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The 30-share index closed 452.74 points or 0.75 percent higher at 60,737.05, extending its winning streak to the sixth straight day, while the Nifty rose 169.80 points or 0.94 percent to 18,161.75 in the previous session.

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According to exchange statistics, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net purchasers in the capital market on Wednesday, purchasing shares worth Rs 937.31 crore.

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“Strong results from Infosys, Wipro, and Mindtree indicate that the market disappointing results from TCS was a one-off. Even though high attrition is a challenge for the sector, strong deal wins and robust demand is clear positives,” said V K Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.

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In other Asian markets, bourses in Shanghai, Seoul, and Tokyo were trading with significant gains in mid-session trades. Wall Street stock markets concluded the overnight session on a high note as well.

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Meanwhile, Brent crude, the international oil standard, climbed 0.61 percent to USD 83.69 per barrel. Rupee gains 12 paise to 75.25 against US dollar in early trade.