Indian benchmark indices extended the previous session's rebound on October 30, with the Nifty reclaiming the 23,000 mark amid buying in IT, pharma and select heavyweight stocks.


Markets opened on a muted note amid weak global cues, escalating Middle East tensions and rising crude oil prices. However, as the session progressed, bulls regained control, helping the Nifty cross the 23,100 mark intraday, despite selling pressure across most sectors.

At close, the Sensex was up 308.49 points or 0.42 percent at 74,459.53, and the Nifty was up 116.35 points or 0.51 percent at 23,053.10.

For the week, BSE Sensex and Nifty50 rose nearly 2 percent each.

The broader indices underperformed the main indices with Nifty midcap index falling 0.8 percent and smallcap index declining 1.8 percent.

In this week, Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices jumped 2.5 percent and 4 percent, respectively.

Trent, Interglobe Aviation, HCL Technologies, Infosys, Sun Pharma were among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Adani Ports, Shriram Finance, Adani Enterprises, M&M, Coal India.

Among sectors, IT index gained 2.3%, Pharma index up 1.8%, while consumer durables, PSU Bank, energy, media down more than 1 percent each, while auto, Nifty Bank, FMCG, metal, realty down 0.5% each.

Among individual stocks, Vedanta Oil and Gas share price gained 7 percent on posting profit in Q2, share price of MTAR Technologies shed 4 percent even Q2 profit increased 19%.

Borosil share price gained 20 percent on strong earnings and Indostar Capital share price shed 3 percent despite better numbers.

Among other stocks, Paradeep Phosphates share price declined 7% after falls 69 percent, shares of Trent surged 5 percent post strong earnings, InterGlobe Aviation shares rose 4 percent as Q2 losses narrowed, Godrej Consumer Products shares shed 2 percent even profit surge.

Vedanta Power share price gained nearly 14 percent on turning profitable, and Suzlon Energy fell 8 percent as Q2 profit sank 69.2%.

Indian rupee snapped two-day losing streak and ended higher at 94.95on Friday, compared with previous close of 95.25.

Nearly 250 stocks touched 52-week low, including Suzlon Energy, GMDC, Inox Wind, JSW Dulux, Dalmia Bharat, DCM Shriram, Sumitomo Chemical India, Max Financial Services, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail, Godrej Consumer Products, Emami, Swan Corp, Finolex Industries, EID Parry, JBM Auto, MedPlus Health Services, Latent View Analytics, Vishal Mega Mart, Supreme Industries and Atul., among others.

On the other hand, more than 80 stocks touched 52-week high, including Laurus Labs, Ather Energy, Zydus Lifesciences, Coforge, Piramal Pharma, Eternal, Indian Hotels, Sona BLW Precision Forgings, PVR INOX, Kotak Mahindra Bank, FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa) and IGIL, among others.