Sensex closes 358 points higher (Second Lead)
By IANSThursday, February 3, 2011
MUMBAI - A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Thursday closed 358 points higher as traders bought stocks which were battered over the past few days.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,113.73 points, closed at 18,449.35 points (provisional), up 358.73 points or 1.98 percent from its previous close at 18,090.62 points.
The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange ended 1.76 percent higher at 5,527.5 points.
Broader markets closed in the green too with the BSE midcap index ending 1.08 percent up and the BSE smallcap index moving up 1.28 percent.
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