By IANS,
Mumbai : Key indices of the Indian equities markets Monday touched highs not seen previously in 2009, as investors continued to buy, particularly into realty, metal, banking and consumer durables stocks, 20 minutes before the closing bell.
At 3.10 p.m., the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,739.27 points, was trading at 16,028.53 points, up 339.41 points or 2.16 percent higher than Friday’s close.
Around the same time, the Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was ruling at 4,780.85 points, up 2.15 percent.
At these levels, both the Sensex and the Nity had touched new highs this year.
Broader market indices were also doing better, with the BSE midcap index ruling 2.39 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index up 2.88 percent.