Mumbai: The Sensex and Nifty closed marginally higher on Friday, amid sluggish trend in global markets and a steady rise in Covid-19 cases in the country.
The 30-share Sensex of the BSE ended the day at a low of 37,787.38 points, after closing at a low of 15.12 points, or 0.04 per cent, at 38,040.57.
Similarly, the National Stock Exchange’s Nifty gained 13.90 points or 0.12 percent to close at 11,214.05 points. Among the Sensex companies, Asian Paints shares rose the most by nearly four percent.
The shares of Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank and Maruti were also profitable. On the other hand, Titan, HCL Tech, Infosys, Sun Pharma and Mahindra & Mahindra’s shares declined.
