(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 16 mar - Indian share prices closed higher, after the Sensex recovered from an early slump following assurances from the Trump administration regarding safe transit for ships through the Strait of Hormuz.

Relief over energy supply concerns helped offset persistent pressure from crude oil prices holding above 100 dollars and heavy selling by foreign institutional investors.

Gains in IT and banking stocks balanced losses in the realty and media sectors.

The BSE Sensex rose 1.25% to close at 75,502.85 mpoints while.

the NSE Nifty gained 1.11% to reach 23,408.80 points.

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