Bharti Airtel was the top gainer
in the Sensex pack, jumping around 3 per cent, followed by Nestle India, Tata
Steel, Bajaj Finserv, HCL Tech and ITC.
NSE Nifty rose 15.75 points to settle at 17,369.25.
Equity
benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended marginally higher on Thursday led by gains in
Bharti Airtel, Nestle India and TCS despite negative cues from global markets.
After trading in a range
through the day, the 30-share Sensex ended 54.81 points or 0.09 per cent higher
at 58,305.07 -- its all-time closing high.
The NSE Nifty rose
15.75 points or 0.09 per cent to settle at 17,369.25.
Bharti Airtel was the
top gainer in the Sensex pack, jumping around 3 per cent, followed by Nestle
India, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finserv, HCL Tech and ITC.
"There is slight
risk-off mode in global markets during the last few days and this has impacted
the bullish sentiments in India too," said V K Vijayakumar, Chief
Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services.
Many experts feel that
there can be a correction in the large caps that have been leading the rally
this year.
So part of the
fresh money is now moving into new areas like PSU banks.
But this is likely to be a
short-term trend, he noted.
Elsewhere in Asia, bourses
in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul ended with losses, while Shanghai was positive.