Sensex up 163 points; Nifty rises 49 points
The BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty on Monday rose 163.66 and 45.85 points to close at 25,653.23 and 7,860.75 respectively on account of buying in frontline blue chip counters. The indices pared their initial losses amid the Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation in April turning positive to 0.34% for the first time in 18 months. 