Continuing their record setting spree, the NSE Nifty breached the 8,000-mark for the first time ever and BSE Sensex logged a new peak of 26,813 in opening trade today. This follows positive economic growth data for the April-June quarter. The National Stock Exchange index Nifty crossed the 8,000-level for the first time and surged to trade at a new peak of 8,019, up by 64 points, or 0.80 per cent. Its previous all-time high was 7,968 hit on August 25. Besides, a mixed trend in the Asian region also influenced trading sentiments. Extending its winning-spree for the seventh session, the 30-share barometer spurted by 175 points, or 0.65 per cent, to trade at a new life-time high of 26,812.69, surpassing its earlier record of 26,674.38 reached on August 28. In the previous six sessions, the gauge has rallied by over 300 points. All the sectoral indices led by consumer durables,capital goods and banking, were trading in positive zone with gains up to 0.91 per cent.