Sensex breaches 15,000 level

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Wednesday regained the 15,000-level after nearly six weeks by extending its gains by more than 110 points on strong global cues amid easing crude prices.

The BSE barometer, which rose by 383 points on Tuesday, added another 112.47 points at 15,073.54 points

The key index touched the day’s high of 15,422.82 and a low of 15,035.60. Of the 30 Sensex stocks, 20 of them closed higher.

The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty moved between 4,615.90 and 4,503.90 before ending at 4,517.55, a rise of 14.70 points.