Global cues, Q1 results lift equity indices (Second Lead)

Mumbai July 21 (IANS) Positive global cues and healthy quarterly results from index heavyweights such as Reliance Industries (RIL) and Wipro buoyed the Indian equity markets on Friday.

According to market observers ample liquidity from foreign funds and increased buying by retail investors following RIL s robust numbers provided a perfect platform.

At 3.30 p.m. the wider Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose by 41.95 points or 0.42 per cent to provisionally close at 9 915.25 points.

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE which opened at 32 035.88 points provisionally closed at 32 028.89 points -- up 124.49 points or 0.39 per cent from the previous close at 31 904.40 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 32 062.23 points and a low of 31 808.93 points during intra-day trade.

--IANS
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