A benchmark index for Indian equities Friday closed 46 points up in volatile but range-bound trading, with IT firm TCS leading the gainers pack after it announced better than expected results.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,911.13 points, ended at 17,955.82 points, 46.36 points or 0.26 percent up from its previous close at 17,909.46 points.
The TCS scrip closed 6.16 percent higher at Rs.832.40 following the company’s announcement Thursday that net profit had increased 24 percent to Rs.1,906 crore for the quarter ended June 30.