Indian share market opened at a record high on Thursday, with the BSE Sensex index scaling the 50,000 level for the first time.

It opened at 50,096.57 and touched a fresh all-time high of 50,126.73 points. At 09:17 am, the Sensex was up 223.17 points or 0.45% at 50,015.29, and the Nifty was up 63 points or 0.43% at 14,707.70. About 1034 shares have advanced, 267 shares declined, and 68 shares are unchanged.

A day after the government offered to suspend the three farm laws that have led to major protests at Delhi borders, farmer unions will hold a meeting on Thursday to take a call on it. The farmers' agitation at the borders of the national capital has entered 57th day now.

On Wednesday, the government had proposed to put the laws on hold for one and a half years during which a solution 'can be reached with mutual dialogue'. The Centre's offer to suspend the laws is aimed at resolution of the stalemate.

US President Joe Biden has reversed the US process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Hours after being sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden on Wednesday reversed the US process of withdrawing from the World Health Organisation.

Instant messaging app WhatsApp, continued to defend its updated privacy policy that has landed it in controversy. In its latest effort, a WhatsApp spokesperson's statement on Wednesday claimed that the company's updated policy 'does not expand the ability to share data with Facebook'. Earlier, the ministry of electronics and information technology of India (MeitY) wrote to WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart, asking for the new policy to be revoked or withdrawn for Indian users.

Democrat Biden, 78, became the oldest US president in history at a scaled-back ceremony in Washington that has been largely stripped of its usual pomp and circumstance, due both to the coronavirus and security concerns following the January 6 assault on the US Capitol by Trump supporters. Biden was sworn in by supreme court chief justice John Roberts, and his wife, Jill Biden, held the Bible as he took the oath. The Bible has been Biden’s family since 1893 and was used during his swearing-in ceremonies as vice-president.

Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) arm Adani Solar Energy Kutchh One Ltd has commissioned a 150 MW solar plant in Kutchh, Gujarat.

The company in a statement said that despite all the challenges of global pandemic COVID-19, unprecedented rain and flood in Kutchh, the team of experts made it possible to commission the project three months prior to its scheduled commissioning date.

Gold price on Tuesday inched up to Rs 49,000 from Rs 48,960 per 10 gm, while the silver price was trending at Rs 65,000 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

Gold jewellery price varies across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making charges.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he was extremely anguished over the road accident in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri and announced an ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the incident.

He also said that Rs 50,000 each would be given to those injured, according to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).

Shares of SBI Cards and Payment Services hit a new high of Rs 1,002, up 4 per cent on the BSE on Wednesday ahead of the announcement of December quarter results, on Thursday. The stock surpassed its previous high of Rs 1,002, touched January 7, 2021.

Last week, SBI Card informed the stock exchanges that the company's board of directors is scheduled to meet on January 21, 2021 to consider and approve the unaudited financial results of the company for the quarter and the nine months ended December 31, 2020.

Shares of information technology (IT) companies were in focus at the bourses on Wednesday with both Tata Group stocks - Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Tata Elxsi – hitting their respective new highs on the National Stock Exchange (NSE).

At 10:20 am, the Nifty IT index -- the top gainer among sectoral indices -- was up 2.4 per cent, as compared to 0.37 per cent rise in the Nifty50 index.

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