The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,911.43 points, closed at 18,901.45 points (provisional) -- up 41.01 points or 0.22 percent from its previous close at 18,860.44 points.
The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange nudged higher, ending 7.7 points or 0.14 percent up at 5,662.25 points.
Broader markets closed in the red, with the BSE midcap index closing 1.42 percent up and the BSE smallcap index ending 1.49 percent lower.