Sensex closes 115 points up

A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Tuesday shot up in late trade to close 115 points higher. Other Asian bourses too reported dull trading.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which opened at 17,767.46 points, closed at 17,888.67 points (provisional), 115.83 points or 0.65 percent up from its previous close at 17,772.84 points.

The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also ended at 5,427.45 points, up 37.25 points or 0.69 percent from its previous close.

Broader markets were also lacklustre, with the BSE 500 index closing 0.7 percent up. However, the BSE midcap index was up 1.22 percent while the BSE smallcap index gained 0.85 percent.

As per the 13 sectoral indices on BSE, capital goods, auto and realty stocks were on the rise, while healthcare scrips saw some selling.