Sensex closes with 181.94 points high, Nifty closes at 11999.10

(G.N.S) Dt. 20 The benchmark BSE sensex rising 182 points or 0.45 per cent to settle at 40,652. The broader NSE Nifty also climbed 59 points or 0.49 per cent to finish at 11,999. The 30-share BSE index touched an all-time high of 40,816 before cooling off some intra-day gains.