Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS): Indian equities markets are closed Thursday on account of Diwali Balipratipada.
The markets had been closed Wednesday for Diwali except for a little over an hour in the evening for muhurat trading.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) had closed muhurat trading with a modest 33.97 points or 0.2 percent gain at 17,288.83 points, compared to the previous close at 17,254.86 points.
At the Natinal Stock Exchange, the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty nudged up 10.2 points or 0.2 percent, to close Wednesday at 5,201.8 points.
Since closing Friday, the benchmark indices have gained about 2 percent.