Indian benchmark indices close higher on Friday
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IBNS): Indian benchmark indices closed higher on Friday with BSE Sensex up 322.65 points at 34142.15, and NSE Nifty up 108.30 points at 10491.00.
Top gainers on Friday included Tata Steel, Sun Pharma, UPL, Tech Mahindra, Yes Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs, Bharti Airtel and Vedanta while Gail, Asian Paints, Coal India, Eicher Motors, HUl, M&M and Infosys were some of the key stocks that declined.
Meanwhile, according to media reports, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has requested the Reserve Bank of India for a list of corporate borrowers from public sector banks with debt of Rs 2,000 crore and above.
ICAI's Financial Reporting Review Board will check for any possible violation of accounting and auditing standards, the organisation said in a statement, media reported.
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