By IANS,
Mumbai : A benchmark index for Indian equities Tuesday closed 269 points higher than its last close, though telecom heavyweight Bharti Airtel lost 4.36 percent.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,042.18 points, shut shop at 16,307.39 points (provisional), up 269.04 points or 1.68 percent from its previous close.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty ended at 4,877.1 points, against the previous close at 4,801.95 points, a gain of 1.56 percent or 75.15 points.
Broader market indices also ended in the green, with the BSE midcap index ending 0.68 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index 0.56 percent up.
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