Friday, September 15 2006 17:08 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Mumbai: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark, Sensex, spurted to close over 12,000 level today (Sept 15, 2006), after a gap of four months on heavy purchases by foreign as well as domestic funds.

The Sensex settled higher by 36.57 points at 12,009.59, a closing level last seen on May 17. Though, it touched the psychologically high 12K level during in previous day's trading.

Similarly, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose by seven points higher at 3,478.60 points as heavy weight stocks continued to rise on funds buying.