Indian equity indices ended higher with Nifty above 23,200 on September 16. At close, the Sensex was up 332.63 points or 0.45 percent at 74,336.45, and the Nifty was up 99.00 points or 0.43 percent at 23,217.60. About 1913 shares advanced, 2241 shares declined, and 180 shares unchanged.