From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 05:00 PM IST

India's equity market closed in the green Thursday with a benchmark index gaining marginally.

The 30-share Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 14,957.53 points and touched a high of 15,270.85 before closing at 15,250.20 points. It went up by 64.88 points or 0.43 percent at the day.s close.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) S and amp;P Nifty, which opened at 4,524.40 points, closed at 4,539.35 points. It went down by 15.75 points or 0.35 percent.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)