Sensex ends higher as Modi's party leads in state polls

Reuters 

(Reuters) - Indian reversed earlier losses to end higher on Monday as Prime Minister Modi's party appeared to win elections in his home state of for a sixth term as counting of votes progressed.

The BSE rose 0.41 percent to 33,601.68, while the broader NSE ended 0.54 percent higher at 10,388.75. Both indexes were led by gains in financial stocks.

The indexes dropped as much as 2.5 percent each in early trading as initial counting showed a close fight between the ruling and the main opposition Congress party.

(Reporting by Vishal Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)

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First Published: Mon, December 18 2017. 15:46 IST