Sensex, Nifty close at new highs, healthcare stocks rise (Second Lead)

Mumbai May 30 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices closed at new highs on Tuesday aided by healthy buying in healthcare banking and automobile stocks.

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE closed at 31 159.40 points -- a new closing high -- up 50.12 points or 0.16 per cent after scaling a new intra-day high of 31 220.38 points.

The wider 51-scrip NSE Nifty provisionally closed at a new high of 9 624.55 points -- up 19.65 points or 0.20 per cent.

The BSE market breadth however was bearish -- with 1 454 declines and 1 224 advances.

On Monday the NSE Nifty closed at 9 604.90 points while the Sensex closed at 31 109.28 points.

--IANS
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