BSE Sensex closes 363 Points up; Nifty zooms 111 Points

Mumbai, May 18 (IANS): The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Monday closed 363.30 points, or 1.33 percent up.

The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also closed 111.30 points or 1.35 percent up at 8,373.65 points, as per provisional figures.

The BSE Sensex, which opened at 27,416.97 points, closed at 27,687.30 points (provisional) — up 363.30 points, or 1.33 percent, over the previous day’s close at 27,324 points.

The BSE Sensex touched a high of 27,725.97 points and a low of 27,370.28 points during the day.