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

The Indian equities market closed in green Wednesday.

The 30-share benchmark of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensitive index (Sensex) opened at 12,948.05 points, touched a high of 13,712.31 before closing at 13,664.62 points. It went down by 702.94 points or 5.42 percent at the days close.

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) S and amp; P Nifty, which opened at 3,895.30 points, closed at 4,093.35 points. It went up by 196.60 points or 5.05 percent.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)