Mumbai, Sep 29 (Inditop.com) A key index of Indian equities markets was trading within a tight range and was up 0.93 percent over Friday’s close about an hour before closing bell Tuesday.

Around 2.20 p.m., the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 16,829.11 points, was at 16,832.72 points, 139.72 points or 0.93 percent higher than Friday’s close of 16,693 points.

The S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), too, was in the positive terrain at 5,007.85 points, up 0.99 percent.

Broader market indices were also in the green, with the BSE midcap index ruling 0.65 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index up 1.12 percent.