Sensex on Thursday surged 487 points to settle at 74,339. NSE Nifty advanced 168 points to close at 22,570. Nifty formed a bullish engulfing candle following a series of small candles
Indian benchmark equity indices defied global weakness to close higher on Friday, boosted by HDFC Bank, although the gains were not enough to prevent their first weekly loss in five on worries over the Middle East conflict and U.S. rates.