The Sensex and Nifty opened at fresh record levels in early trade today, December 19, 2024. The Sensex started trading today at 79029.07, down 1,153.13 points or 1.44%, and the Nifty was at 23877.15, down 321.70 points or 1.33%. Meanwhile, the Indian rupee was trading today at 85.06 against the dollar.