Mumbai, Jan 3 (IANS) A benchmark index of the Indian equities market Monday gave up some of its intra-day gains on late selling pressure to close 41 points up.

The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 20,621.61 points, closed at 20,554.28 points, up 41 points or 0.2 percent from its previous close at 20,509.09 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the 50-share S&P CNX Nifty shut shop at 6,152.7 points, up 0.3 percent.

Broader markets were also in the positive, with the BSE midcap index closing 0.96 percent up and the BSE smallcap index ending 1.83 percent higher.