Sensex closes 13 points higher

After sustained buying of high-value shares of RIL, Reliance Energy and Infosys, sensex scaled a new peak. Check how the Sensex behaves

The benchmark Sensex ended 1.39 per cent higher to set a new peak over 13,600 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday on sustained buying by funds and investors in blue chip stocks.

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The Sensex shot up by 186.06 points at 13,616.76 after touching a day's high of 13,630.44 points on heavy buying in heavy-weight stocks such as Reliance Industries, Reliance Energy and Infosys.

Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty closed 62.10 points, or 1.61 per cent higher at 3918.25. Though it touched an intra-day high of 3921.70 points.