Sensex creeps up 104 points in late trade

By IANS,

Mumbai : A benchmark index of Indian equities Monday moved up marginally after trading in a tight range all day to close 104 points higher than its previous close.

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The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 20,250.26 points, closed at 20,354.53 points (provisional), up 104.27 points or 0.51 percent from its previous close at 20,250.26 points.

It had shot up about 200 points in early trade to 20,461.27 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty ended at 6,131.55 points, up 0.46 percent.

Broader markets did relatively better. The BSE midcap closed 0.81 percent up and the BSE smallcap ended index 1.31 percent higher.