From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 05:54 PM IST

Indian equity markets closed in the green Friday.

The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, opened at 13,127.10 points and touched a high of 13,509.74 before closing at 13,454.00. It went up by 359.89 points or 2.75 percent compared to its closing figure Thursday.

The S and P CNX Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange, which opened at 3,926.65 points, closed at 4,016.00 points. It went up by 90.25 points or 2.30 percent from its previous close.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)