From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 05:01 PM IST

A key index of the Indian equities markets fell from the day's highs at close of trade Tuesday after making a comeback and registering significant gains Tuesday.

The benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Sensex, which opened at 14,788.27 points, rose 32.12 points or 0.22 percent to end trade at 14,907.64 points (provisional).

The Sensex hit an intra-day high of 15,022.19 points and a low of 14,621.97 points.

Like the Sensex, the S and amp;P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) too closed in the positive terrain, ending 0.41 percent to close at 4,502.45 points.

Broader market indices also closed in the positive terrain, with the BSE midcap index ending 2.19 percent higher, while the BSE smallcap index was up 2.11 percent.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)