The Sensex, Nifty jumped into positive terrain in the afternoon session on Friday, after trading pace was weak in morning trade over Escalating geopolitical worries, but Exchanges managed to close flat amidst volatility that touched an intraday high of 12.01, up by 4.7 percent. BSE Sensex closed higher by 30.68 points, or 0.10 percent to 32,272.61, while the Nifty ended down by 1.20 points at 10085.40. 

ONGC, Bajaj Auto, Coal India were top gainers, while BHEL, Dr Reddy’s Labs, NTPC ITC and IndusInd Bank were top laggards. ONGC shares rose to the extent of 5.24% to Rs 167.75, while Bajaj Auto rose 3.36%, Coal India up 1.98%, Infosys rose 1.76%, TCS up 0.52% and Wipro up 9.92%. 

The benchmark Sensex had advanced for 6 successive sessions and added 609.87 points in 6 trading days to finish at 32,272.61 points.