By IANS,
Mumbai : A benchmark index for Indian equities Wednesday was volatile in early trade and was ruling 56 points higher than its previous close.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,621.12 points, was ruling at 16,673.75 points, 56.65 points or 0.34 percent up from its previous close at 16,617.1 points.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 5,005.9 points, up 0.38 percent from its previous close.
Broader markets indices were also in the positive, with the BSE midcap index ruling 0.72 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index 0.6 percent up.