Sensex Closes 224 Points Higher To Break 6-Day Fall, Nifty Reclaims 11,500

Stock markets rose on Thursday led by energy, pharma and commodity stocks. BSE benchmark index Sensex gained 224 points to close at 38,242 while the NSE Nifty rose 59 points, to settle at 11,536. Advances in the domestic markets meant some recovery from a near three-week low in the previous session, despite weakness in other Asian peers fueled by US-China trade concerns. Top gainers on the 50-scrip Nifty index included Reliance Indus...