Equity benchmarks continued their positive performance, with the Nifty opening at a fresh record high of on Thursday. Indices opened comfortably above their new milestones.
The Sensex was up 52.38 points at 30300.55, while the Nifty was up 26.10 points at 9433.40. the market breadth was healthy as 629 shares advanced against a decline of 172 shares, while 45 shares were unchanged.
Midcaps and banks gained around half a percent, along with the IT index.
Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Steel, Hindalco and Zee Entertainment were the top gainers, while Bharti Airtel and HUL lost the most.
HCL Technologies was up over 1 percent following its better than expected Q4 results, while Zee Entertainment gained 3 percent on the back of strong March quarter performance.
Asian indexes were cautiously higher in early Thursday trade, following a mixed close stateside as investors noted Snap's USD 2.2 billion loss, and monitored potential fallout on President Donald Trump's policies after FBI Director James Comey was fired.
Comey was dismissed by US President Donald Trump yesterday reportedly to increase public trust. The search for Comey's replacement is underway.
The Nikkei 225 edged up 0.2 percent while South Korea's benchmark Kospi index added 0.55 percent on Thursday. The ASX 200 was slightly higher, gaining 0.04 percent in early trade.
US stocks were mixed on Wednesday as investors digested President Donald Trump's abrupt dismissal of his FBI chief as well as corporate earnings from Walt Disney and Nvidia.
The Dow Jones industrial average lost ground, while the Nasdaq closed at a record high.
Eicher Motors extended its gains for the second consecutive day on Friday. The stock has touched a fresh 52-week high of Rs 33,480 per share, up by 1.8% on NSE as of 0927 hours.
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