Sensex closes above 16,000 mark

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which opened higher at 15,778.62 points, closed at 16,061.98 points (provisional), 191.63 points or 1.21 percent up from its previous close at 15,870.35 points.

The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also ended higher at 4,819.9 points, up 1.16 percent or 55.3 points from its previous close.
Bluechip stocks like RIL, HDFC Bank and Infosys were among the scrips that gained in late trade.

Broader markets also managed moderate gains with the BSE 500 index closing 0.65 percent up. The BSE midcap and smallcap indices closed in the red.