As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex rose 255.83 points or 0.30% to 85,169.87. The Nifty 50 index added 63.75 points or 0.25% to 26,004.15.
Benchmark Sensex closed above the 85,000 level for the first time while Nifty settled at a fresh lifetime high on Wednesday as fag-end buying in banking and power shares helped stock markets recoup ea ...