Mumbai: Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty pared early losses to settle marginally higher on Friday, helped by fag-end buying mainly in banking and auto stocks tracking an uptrend in most Asian markets.
After swinging 470 points during the day, the 30-share Sensex settled 38.80 points or 0.10 per cent, higher at 37,350.33. It hit an intra-day high of 37,444.45 and a low of 36,974.41.
The broader NSE Nifty gained 18.40 points, or 0.17 per cent, to close at 11,047.80. During the day, it hit a high of 11,068.65 and low of 10,924.30.
During the week, the Sensex lost 231.58 points or 0.60 per cent; while the NSE Nifty gave up 61.85 points, or 0.55 per cent.
Yes Bank was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying 3.79 per cent. It was followed by PowerGrid, Maruti Suzuki, IndusInd Bank and Axis Bank -- rising up to 2.85 per cent.
On the other hand, TCS, Vedanta, HCL Tech, HDFC and RIL fell up to 1.87 per cent.
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