Sensex closes 408 points up (Second Lead)
January 3rd, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) All-round buying helped a benchmark index for Indian equities provisionally close 408 points higher Tuesday.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,640.56 points, closed at 15,925.87 points (provisional), 407.95 points or 2.63 percent up, from its previous close at 15,517.92 points.
The 50-scrip S&P; CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also ended in the green at 4,761.15 points, up 2.68 percent or 124.4 points from its previous close.
Broader markets also gained, with the BSE 500 index closing 2.64 percent higher. The BSE midcap index rose 2.34 percent while the BSE smallcap index ended 2.3 percent higher.
All 13 sectoral indices on the BSE closed in the green.
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