Sensex closes 363 points up

Mumbai, May 18 : The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Monday closed 363.30 points, or 1.33 percent up.

The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also closed 111.30 points or 1.35 percent up at 8,373.65 points, as per provisional figures.

The 30-scrip Sensex, which opened at 27,416.97 points, closed at 27,687.30 points (provisional) -- up 363.30 points, or 1.33 percent, over the previous day's close at 27,324 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 27,725.97 points and a low of 27,370.28 points during the day.