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Value buying boosts markets, Sensex closes over 100 points up

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IANS Mumbai

Value buying of stocks after two sessions of losses and hopes of a delay in next month's US rate hike decision boosted sentiments in the Indian equity markets on Wednesday.

Bullish sentiments were seen on the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) with its barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) provisionally closing over 100 points -- or 0.36 percent -- up during the day's trade.

The positive sentiments were milder at the wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE). It inched up only 28.60 points or 0.34 percent at 8,495.15 points.

The S&P BSE Sensex, which opened at 27,851.81 points, provisionally closed at 27,931.64 points (at 3.35 p.m.) -- up 100.10 points or 0.36 percent from the previous day's close at 27,831.54 points.

 

The Sensex touched a high of 28,021.39 points and a low of 27,721.25 points in the intra-day trade.

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First Published: Aug 19 2015 | 4:26 PM IST

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