Nifty, Sensex On Track For Fifth Consecutive Week Of Gains, Defying A Global Gloom Trend

Stock Market India: Equity benchmarks opened higher on Friday and are on track to extend their weekly gains for the fifth week in a row.

Indian equity benchmarks opened higher on Friday and are on track to extend their weekly gains for the fifth week in a row even as the debate on US Federal Reserve's policy path continues. 

The NSE Nifty index and the 30-share BSE Sensex index opened in the green, bucking a broad global gloom trend for the second consecutive day. 

The Sensex index climbed 113.2 points to 60,411.20 in early trade and the Nifty gained 35.7 points to 17,992.20.

Indian equity benchmarks have extended their bull run into the fifth straight week, with the Sensex and Nifty indexes ending Thursday on a more than four-month high.