Indian benchmark equity indices pared early gains and closed slightly higher on Friday, halting a 5-day losing streak amid caution ahead of the exit polls on Saturday and the Lok Sabha election results next week.

Dear Trader… The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex rose 76 points or 0.10% to settle at 73,961. The broader NSE Nifty Future gained 77 points or 0.34% to end at 22,703. Voting for the month-long Lok Sabha election will conclude on June 1, and the votes will be counted on June