The Indian stock benchmark Sensex closed higher Monday at 15,628.75 points, up 387.92 points or 2.55 percent from the previous closing Friday. The total turnover was 221 million U.S. dollars. Sensex is the common name for the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index. It consists of the 30 largest and most actively traded stocks, representative of various sectors, on the Bombay Stock Exchange. 