The equity bourses will reopen for trading only on October 18, Monday.
On Thursday, the benchmark equity indices logged gains for the sixth straight session as buying continued across sectors. Easing inflation in India emboldened investors but globally there are growing signs of liquidity tightening, which may make some cautious.
The 30-share Sensex rose 568.90 points or 0.94 per cent to close at 61,305.95. The index closed above the 61,000 level for the first time ever. Its broader peer, NSE Nifty, advanced 176.80 points or 0.97 per cent to 18,338.55.
The broader market indices also ended higher, but underperformed their headline peers. Nifty Smallcap index rose 0.60 per cent and Nifty Midcap index advanced 0.65 per cent. Nifty 500 index, the broadest index on NSE, ended up 0.88 per cent.
European markets were trading higher. London-based FTSE was up 0.74 per cent while Paris and Frankfurt advanced 0.80 per cent and 0.84 per cent, respectively. In Asia, Thailand and China ended in the red. Rest of the markets registered gains.
