Headline indices inch higher as market exists holiday-truncated trading week

Domestic equity benchmarks ended a volatile session on a mildly positive note on Thursday. Both headline indices inch up 0.1 per cent.

The Sensex gained 57.8 points to close at 80,597.7 while the Nifty50 added 12 points to settle at 24,631.3.

Wipro, Eternal, Infosys, HDFC Life and Asian Paints -- closing between 1.2 per cent and 2.0 per cent higher -- rose the most among the 21 gainers in the Nifty50 basket. 

Tata Steel, Adani Ports, Hero MotoCorp, Tech Mahindra and Tata Consumer Products -- finishing between 1.0 per cent and 2.8 per cent lower -- were among the top losers in the 50-blue-chip pack.