Nifty settles above 26,000; Sensex crosses 85k; VIX tumbles 7.37%

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex rose 255.83 points or 0.30% to 85,169.87. The Nifty 50 index added 63.75 points or 0.25% to 26,004.15.