After fresh intra-day benchmark, Sensex sets new closing high (Second Lead)
Firm global cues and healthy buying in capital goods metal and consumer durable stocks supported the gains in the Indian equity market.
Index-wise the wider Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange closed at 11 134.30 points higher by 49.55 points or 0.45 per cent from the previous close of 11 084.75 points
The BSE Sensex ended higher by 106.50 points or 0.29 per cent at 36 825.10 points. Its previous close was 36 718.60 points.
The Sensex hit an intra-day low of 36 709.72 points on Tuesday. The BSE market breadth was bullish with 1 958 advances and 676 declines.
--IANS rrb/vd