Sensex continues to climb, up 578 points in afternoon


Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Monday continued to soar in afternoon trade and at one time put on a 600 point-gain.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which opened at 16,080.74 points was ruling 16,427.07 points, up 578.24 points or 3.65 percent from its previous close at 15,848.83 points.

It climbed about 602 points to an intra-day high of 16,451.79 points.

The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also was on an uptrend, ruling 3.79 percent up at 4,927.7 points.

Broader markets were also in the green. The BSE midcap index was ruling 2.44 percent higher, while the BSE smallcap index was up 2.03 percent.

  

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