Benchmark Indian stock indices including Bombay Stock Exchange's 30 component SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTY saw heavy purchasing today as both closed up by 1 percent today.
30-share large-cap BSE index SENSEX closed at 16,498.47 points up by 156.77 points. Whereas 50-share NSE NIFTY closed up by 50.10 at 4,948.90 points today.
Indian Stock markets Highlights for today:

