MUMBAI: The benchmark Sensex closed higher by 86 points on the Bombay Stock Exchange today on sustained buying by mutual funds in heavy-weighted stocks.

The Sensex touched a high of 10,729.92 points before winding up at 10,695.25, revealing a gain of 86.01 points.

Similarly, the National Stock Exchange index Nifty closed higher by 22.75 points at 3150.95, after touching a high of 3160.35 points.