February 23, 2026 07:52 am (IST)
Indian benchmark indices close marginally higher on Thursday
Mumbai, Aug 17 (IBNS): The Indian market ended marginally higher on Thursday. with BSE Sensex up 24.57 points at 31795.46 and NSE Nifty up by 5.60 points at 9902.90.
Although the indices were doing well during the day, selling pressure towards the ends of the day nearly erased the gains, according to media reports.
Key stocks that gained on Thursday were Infosys, Coal India, NTPC, Idea Cellular, Bharti Airtel, Vedanta and NTPC while Cipla, Adani Ports, ACC, Maruti Suzuki, HUL, Aurobindo Pharma and Tata Motors declined.
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