Mumbai, Feb 9 (Inditop.com) A benchmark index of Indian equities Tuesday shut shop 94 points higher than its last close to close above the 16,000-mark.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 15,940.73 points, closed at 16,029.95 points (provisional), up 94.34 points or 0.59 percent from its previous close at 15,935.61 points.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty ended at 4,786.45 points, against the previous close at 4,760.4 points, a gain of 0.55 percent or 26.05 points.
Broader markets also ended in the green with the BSE midcap index closing 0.43 percent up and the BSE small cap index 0.39 percent higher