Mumbai, Sep 24 (Inditop.com) A key index of the Indian equities markets made up its losses Thursday to shut shop 68 points higher than its previous close.

The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened lower at 16,634.08 points, ended at 16,787.58 points (provisional) — 68.08 points or 0.41 percent higher than Wednesday’s close of 16,719.5 points.

It had fallen to a low of 16,494.92 points during the day.

The S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), too, ended in the positive terrain at 4,990 points, up 0.4 percent.

Broader market indices did better, with the BSE midcap index ending 0.86 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index moving up 0.5 percent.