Sensex closes 103 points up

The 30-scrip sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, which opened at 17,034.92 points, closed at 17,098.12 points - 103.63 points or 0.61 per cent higher than its previous close at 16,994.49 points.

A benchmark index for Indian equities gave up some of its intra-day gains on Monday to close 103 points higher.

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The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,034.92 points, closed at 17,098.12 points - 103.63 points or 0.61 per cent higher than its previous close at 16,994.49 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 5,121.3 points against the previous close at 5,088.7 points, a gain of 0.64 per cent or 32.6 points.

Broader markets also saw gains with the BSE midcap index closing 0.69 per cent higher and the BSE small cap index 1.04 per cent up.]