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Sensex breaches 12,000 mark
Tribune News Service

Mumbai, April 20
The Sensex crossed yet another milestone today when it breached the 12,000 mark. After hitting an intra-day low of 11,866 points, the Sensex returned to its upward swing to close at 12,040 points gaining nearly 144 points at close.

It took the Sensex just 15 trading sessions in 19 days to go up from 11,000 points to 12,000. In the broader markets, the Nifty, gained 1.1 per cent or 38 points to end at 3,573 levels.

Today’s big gainers were led by Reliance Industries which gained over 8 per cent or Rs 74 at close. Following close behind were Tata Steel, Hindalco, Tata Motors, Satyam Computer and Grasim Industries.