Sensex jumped 126 points or 0.21% to 61,050 while the Nifty 50 index was quoting at 18,230 higher by 52 points or 0.29%.
His speech comes a day after the total number of Covid-19 vaccination doses in India surpassed the 100 crore mark.
RIL said a majority of its shareholders have passed a resolution to appoint Saudi Aramco chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan as an independent director.
S&P 500 posted a record closing high on Thursday, helped by gains in consumer discretionary and technology shares, while U.S. Treasury yields jumped.
Petrol, diesel prices today: In Delhi, petrol price went up by 35 paise from Rs 106.54 to Rs 106.89
Anand Rathi is bullish on Gujarat Gas with a price target of Rs 664.
Loan melas might be held from next month with an eye to push spending but would it raise aggregate demand in the economy as jobs would?
Vistara on Thursday said that in May last year, the meal service was altered in order to limit the time spent by cabin crew on aisle
The sale comes on the back of government's decision to liberalise its oil policy by allowing ISPRL to commercialise up to 50% of its reserves