BSE SENSEX closes above 17000 mark

(posted under - BSE SENSEX closing, NIFTY closing rates) - the benchmark index closed above the 17000 mark as stocks rallies to 16 month high.

Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensex closed at 17126.84, up 273.93 points or 1.63 per cent. The index hit a high of 17142.52 and low of 16868.46. BSE Midcap Index was up 0.95 per cent and BSE Smallcap Index gained 0.94 per cent.BSE Bankex gained 3.69 per cent, BSE Auto Index moved up 2.13 per cent and BSE Capital Goods Index advanced 1.74 per cent. BSE FMCG Index slipped 0.42 percent.

National Stock Exchange’s Nifty ended at 5083.95, up 77.1 points or 1.54 per cent. The index touched an intra-day high of 5087.60 and low of 5004.35.