On September 24, Sensex scaled the 60,000 milestone in early trading. The Nifty, too touched, a record intraday high of 17,927.20 points at 9.15 am just after the pre-open session. The Sensex opened at 60,158.76 points from its previous close of 59,885.36 points. This comes amid a continuing decline in covid-19 cases, rising vaccination & improvement in the economic environment. Sensex took a mere eight months from 50,000 to 60,000, after it surpassed 50,000 for the first time in January. Watch the video to know more.