Sensex hits fresh high; banking stocks rise
Mumbai, July 24 : The benchmark BSE Sensex touched a new record high of 36,869.34 points on Tuesday morning with healthy buying in banking, consumer durables and metal stocks.
The Sensex, had opened at 36,859.69 points, which itself was a fresh high, and at 9.22 a.m., it traded at 36,831.61 points (9.22 a.m.) -- up by 113.01 points or 0.31 per cent -- from its previous session's close of 36,718.60 points. It touched an intra-day low of 36,790.42 points
The wider Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange traded at 11,124.85 points, up 40.10 or 0.36 per cent from its previous close.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
