India stocks higher at close of trade; Nifty 50 up 0.27%

India stocks higher at close of trade; Nifty 50 up 0.27%

Investing.com – India stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in NSE, the rose 0.27%, while the index climbed 0.32%.

The best performers of the session on the were Divi's Laboratories Ltd. (NS:), which rose 1.89% or 83.95 points to trade at 4519.65 at the close. Meanwhile, ICICI Bank Ltd (NS:) added 1.49% or 9.40 points to end at 640.25 and Reliance Industries Ltd (NS:) was up 1.48% or 31.10 points to 2129.05 in late trade.