Sensex closes 30 points up

A benchmark index for Indian equities on Tuesday shut shop 30 points higher, crawling up from the red in the last session.

A benchmark index for Indian equities on Tuesday shut shop 30 points higher, crawling up from the red in the last session.

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The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,422.51 points, closed at 17,440.71 points (provisional), 30.14 points or 0.17 percent higher than its previous close at 17,410.57 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty ended at 5,223.6 points against the previous close at 5,205.2 points, a gain of 0.35 percent or 18.4 points.

Broader markets indices also closed dull, with the BSE midcap index ending 0.14 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index closing 0.25 percent up.