Indian equity indices ended higher on March 21.
Sensex ended 557.45 points higher at 76,905.51, whereas Nifty concluded 159.75 points up at 23,350.40.
BPCL, ONGC, SBI Life Insurance, NTPC, Bajaj Finance were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Hindalco Industries, Wipro, Trent, Infosys, Tata Steel.
In the previous season, Sensex ended 899.02 points higher at 76,348.06, whereas Nifty concluded 283.05 points up at 23,190.65.
Indian rupee ended 39 paise higher at 85.97 per dollar on Friday versus Thursday’s close of 86.36.
