Sensex closes above 19,000

A good time for the investors, as the BSE Sensex touched 19k psychological mark and also crossed it on Thursday.

Today Sensex was closed at 19,078 points with 351 point up following the global cues and investors good trading practice favored the market.

The Nifty was also ended in green note with around 100 points up and closed at 5,728.95 points on Thursday.

Stocks of Reliance Industries surged around 2 per cent following the RIL-BP deal over the purchase of stake, which the Cabinet will vet in the next week. The deal also got approval from the home ministry.

FIIs purchased worth Rs 868.71 crore on Thursday which helped the stock market to regain its glory mark of 19,000 points.