Markets open at record highs: Sensex jumps over 400 points, Nifty breaches 15,000-mark

Equity indices continued to surge on Friday with both sensex and Nifty scaling record highs on opening trade ahead of the RBI monetary policy outcome. The 30-share BSE index breached the 51,000-mark for first time ever and was trading 391 points or 0.77 per cent higher. While, the broader NSE Nifty breached the 15,000-level.