Samvat 2072, marking the start of the Hindu New Year, began on a positive note for Indian equities at a special trading session held on Wednesday.Held every year on Diwali day, the special trading session saw both the bellwether indices of the Indian equities markets make initial gains.The 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) made gains during the period under review. It was higher by 47.10 points or 0.61 percent at 7,830.45 points.Furthermore, the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) augmented during the initial trading period.
The S&P BSE Sensex, which opened 25,934.90 points, was trading at 25,888.49 points (5.50 p.m.) -- up 145.23 points or 0.56 percent from the previous day's close at 25,743.26 points.The Sensex so far touched a high of 25,944.93 points and a low of 25,857.40 points during the intra-session trade.The S&P BSE Sensex had closed the previous day's trade down 392 points or 1.50 percent.