Indian equity benchmarks closed higher on Friday, rounding off their best week in more than a month, after the central bank kept key interest rates unchanged as expected and promised adequate liquidity to support the economic recovery.

Dear Trader… Indian equity benchmarks extended gains to a second straight day, with Nifty 50 closed at record closing high while Sensex ended a few points shy of an all-time high on Friday after the Reserve Bank kept the key benchmark rates unchanged for the eighth consecutive time and promised