Sensex closes above 35,000 for the first time
Benchmark index BSE Sensex closed above the 35,000-mark for the first time ever on Wednesday, less than a month after crossing the 34,000-mark. Sensex rose 310.77 points to close at 35,081 while Nifty closed 88.10 points higher at 10,788. The markets were boosted by the government's plan to cut extra borrowing for 2017-18 to â¹20,000 crore from â¹50,000 crore. 