Indian equity benchmarks ended higher for the straight second day, with Sensex rising marginally up with 59 points and Nifty up 36 points.

Dear Trader… Indian equity benchmarks trimmed most of the day’s gains but managed to settle in the positive territory on Friday. Benchmarks made gap-up opening, as traders took encouragement with a report that the Income-tax department has collected around Rs 28 crore in taxes after about 1 lakh returns were