Share market closing Bell! Sensex, Nifty end in the green, ICICI Bank top gainer ahead of Q1 results tomorrow

Amid volatile session today, the Indian markets end on a positive note, closing at the same levels, from where it began this morning. The benchmarks BSE Sensex closed over 138 points or a quarter per cent higher to 52975.8, while Nifty gained 32 points or 0.2 per cent to 15856.05 at the close today.

In broader markets, the mid-cap index grew over 46 points or 0.17 per cent to 27584.80, while Nifty Bank surged by over 357 points or 1 per cent to 35043.4 levels today at the market close.    

Out of 50 scrips on the Nifty50, 21 advanced, 28 declined and one remained unchanged at the close. Ahead of its quarterly results, ICICI Bank grew most at close by over 3 per cent, followed by ITC up 2.6 per cent. While Wipro and SBI Life ending over 2 per cent higher at the market close. 

On the other hand, Tata Motors became the top laggard in the otherwise positive market, it fell by over 2 per cent, followed by Grasim down 2 per cent and Adani Port around 2 per cent lower.

Sector-wise, all sectors ended in the green except for the Nifty Auto and Media. Nifty Media tried to drag the market most as it declined almost by 1 per cent, while banking and financial stock kept the market on the higher side and Nifty Realty surged by over 1 per cent at the market close on Friday.

On the global front, the pan-European STOXX 600 index rallied 0.6 per cent, while in Asia, South Korea's Kospi and Australia's ASX200 gained 0.13 per cent and 0.11 per cent, respectively. Hong Kong's Hang Seng, however, fell 1.45 per cent.