The Sensex of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 26,517.32 points, closed the day’s trade at 26,840.50 points (provisionally at 3.41 p.m.), up 359.25 points or 1.36 percent from the previous day’s close at 26,481.25 points. The Sensex touched a high of 26,934.74 points and a low of 26,493.29 points in the intra-day trade.