Mumbai, June 15 (IANS): Better-than-expected factory output and contained consumer and wholesale price indices buoying sentiments led to a barometer index of the Indian equities markets provisionally ending the day's trade more than 120 points up on Monday.
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) gained more than 120 points or 0.45 percent in the day's trade.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also provisionally closed the day's trade with marginal gains. It ended the day's trade 31 points or 0.39 percent up at 8,013.90 points.
The Sensex which opened at 26,498.67 points, closed the day's trade at 26,549.46 points (at 3.35 p.m.), up 124.16 points or 0.47 percent from the previous day's close at 26,425.30 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 26,728.60 points and a low of 26,307.84 points in the intra-day trade.