Sensex sheds 242 points to open at 69,410, Nifty in red at 20,873

Sensex sheds 242 points to open at 69,410, Nifty in red at 20,873 on Thursday.

The benchmark indices opened on Wednesday with record-breaking points with the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 303.25 points, or 0.44 per cent, to a new record high of 69,599.39 in the morning trade.

The broader index Nifty also climbed 100.05 points, or 0.48 per cent to hit its fresh lifetime high of 20,955.15.

The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms surged by more than ₹2.5 lakh crore to touch ₹346.47 lakh crore on Tuesday.