Sensex closes 156 points higher (Second Lead)
March 24th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Thursday closed 156 points higher on what was a tight-range bound trading day.
The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,286.42 points, closed at 18,362.62 points (provisional), up 156.46 points or 0.8 percent from its previous close at 18,206.16 points.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P; CNX Nifty shut shop 0.8 percent higher at 5,524.35 points.
Broader markets also ended in the positive with the BSE midcap index closing 0.78 percent up, while the BSE smallcap moved up 0.65 percent.
Most of the sectors saw buying support with realty and auto stocks gaining the most.
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