Indian equity benchmark indices ended higher for the second straight session on Friday, supported by strong buying in pharma and banking stocks.

Dear Trader… The Sensex opened about 100 points lower at 82,075 amid weakness in IT stocks but quickly rebounded to touch an intraday high of 82,654 – a gain of 579 points. It eventually ended the session 329 points higher, or 0.4 per cent up, at 82,501. The Nifty futures