Mumbai: A late buying spree Thursday helped a benchmark index of Indian equities end trade above the 20,000 mark and 97 points higher than its previous close.
The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,931.49 points, closed at 20,053.71 points (provisional), up 97.37 points or 0.49 percent from its previous close at 19,956.34 points.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty ended at 6,023.25 points, up 0.53 percent.
Broader markets also closed dull. The BSE midcap was 0.18 percent down, while the BSE smallcap index ended flat.
Source: IANS
