Mumbai, June 23 (IANS): A day after it gained over 400 points, a benchmark index of the Indian equities market, the sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), provisionally closed more than 70 points higher in the trade session on Tuesday.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also provisionally closed in the positive zone. It rose by 27.95 points or 0.33 percent at 8,381.05 points.
The Sensex of the S&P BSE, which opened at 27,760.11 points, ended the day's trade at 27,801.28 points (at 3.30 p.m.), up 71.07 points or 0.26 percent from the previous day's close at 27,730.21 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 27,882.66 points and a low of 27,666.59 points in the intra-day trade.