Mumbai: Sensex on Thursday closed 34.71 points high to close at 28,067.56 while Nifty ended at 8,401.90 with rise of 19.60 points.
Earlier in the day shares were flat to positive in opening trade, with Nifty testing the 8,400 level it lost on Wednesday. At open, the Sensex was up 0.15 per cent, or 37 points, to 28,077 while Nifty was up 0.15 percent, or 15 points, to 8,397.
In key movers, metal stocks were higher after the coal ministry issued draft guidelines for e-auction of de-allocated coal mines.
Hindalco was up 1.55 per cent while JSPL gained 0.2 per cent. ING Vysya Bank was up 6.4 per cent in early trade amid reports it would be acquired by HDFC Bank (down 0.84 percent).
Several stocks that were added for derivatives trading such as Amtek Auto, Bosch, Engineers India, Strides Arcolabs and Wockhardt were up between 1.9 percent and 5.4 percent. SBI was up 1.4 percent, after the stock went ex-split. The rupee fell below the 62 to the US dollar, hitting a 10-month low.
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