Sensex up over 300 points, Nifty ends at record high

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended Friday's trading session on a strong note. Nifty50 ended at a record high while Sensex was up over 300 points.

India's blue-chip Nifty 50 index closed at a record high on Friday, helped by gains in energy and financials stocks, as falling COVID-19 infection rates bolstered risk appetite. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index ended 0.64% higher at 15,435.65, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.6% at 51,422.88. Both the indexes marked weekly gains of nearly 2%. Boosting investor sentiment, India has seen a steady decline in daily COVID-19 cases and on Friday posted its lowest daily rise in infections in over a month.