Sensex touches 11,000-point mark for first time in 18 months

Mumbai, Apr 13 (ANI): The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex on Monday touched the 11,000-point mark for the first time in over 18 months.

The Sensex, which touched the high level of 11,000 points during the day, ended with a gain of 122.47 points at 10,926.33.

The National Stock Exchange's Nifty rose by 24.90 points to 3,366.95.

Biggest Nifty gainers were Tata Motors (11.99 percent), Suzlon Energy (9.83 percent), Tata Steel (8 percent), ABB (7.69 percent), Sterlite Industries (7.46 percent) and State Bank of India (6.64 percent).

The BSE Midcap Index was up 2.86 percent and the BSE Smallcap Index rose 3.63 percent. (ANI)