Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities Friday crawled up in choppy trade amid mixed cues from other global markets.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,036.55 points, was ruling at 17,082.6 points, 60.27 points or 0.35 percent up from its previous close at 17,022.33 points.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 5,130.85 points, up 0.4 percent from its previous close at 5,110.5 points.
Broader markets indices also showed some gains, with the BSE midcap index ruling 0.27 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index rising 0.31 percent.
Global markets saw some buying interest amid expectations of an increase in U.S. non-farm jobs.
The Japanese Nikkei ended flat at 9,901.19 points, down 0.13 percent, while the Kospi closed 1,664.13 points, up a meagre 0.14 percent.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was trading in a slump at 19,800.84 points, up 0.07 percent, while the Shanghai composite index ended flat at 2,553.59 points.
European markets opened reasonably firm.
The FTSE 100, a key index in UK was up 0.75 percent at 5,250.31 points, while its German peer DAX was ruling 0.76 percent higher at 6,100.76 points.
The French CAC 40 too was up 0.66 percent at 3,580.87 points.
