Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Indian equity benchmarks Nifty 50 and Sensex ended on a high note for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday, with the Nifty closing above 24,700 for the first time since October 21. Intra-day, the Nifty crossed 24,850 while the Sensex soared to 82,200, closing up 810 points at 81,766.

The rally on Wall Street took a pause on Thursday ahead of the all important non-farm payrolls data. The Dow Jones fell over 250 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined by 0.2% each as traders chose to exercise caution ahead of one out of the two important data points before the Fed rate decision on December 18, the second being the CPI print for November, which will be reported next week.

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