At around 9.15 am, the  BSE Sensex added 0.72% to touch a record 80,013.77 points.

On the other hand, the NSE Nifty 50 surged  0.7% to hit 24,291.75 points.

It is the first time the Sensex crossed the 80,000 mark.

During early trading hours, HDFC Bank rose by 3.5 percent.