The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a gap-down start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 24,750 level, a discount of nearly 90 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

India stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Metals and Public Sector Undertakings sectors led shares higher. At the close in NSE, the Nifty 50 added 0.42%, while the BSE Sensex 30 index

The S&P BSE Sensex added 218.14 points to close at, while the NSE Nifty50 gained 104.20 points to end at 24,854.05.

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