MUMBAI: A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip BSE Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Friday provisionally closed 201.28 points or 0.78 percent up.

The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also rose 82.75 points or 1.05 percent and provisionally closed the day's trade at 7,981.90 points.

The Sensex of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 26,130.36 points, provisionally ended the day's trade at 26,165.25 points (at 3.35 p.m.) up 201.28 points or 0.78 percent from the previous day's close at 25,963.97 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 26,471.82 points and a low of 26,130.36 points in the intra-day trade.