Market close: Sensex up by 227.34 points, Nifty at 12938.25

(G.N.S) Dt. 18 Mumbai The benchmark BSE sensex hit an intra-day high of 44,215 before settling 227.34 points or 0.52 per cent up at record closing of 44,180. The 30-share BSE index closed above the 44,000-mark for the first time ever. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty finished 64 points or