Ambuja Cement made rapid gains in the afternoon session to trade at Rs 226.85 near the close on the NSE on Friday. At 3.05 pm it was up 1.70 per cent on its overnight finish at Rs 223.05.
Bharti Airtel, which started the day on a firm note, shed part of its morning gains by close. It was trading at Rs 347.45 as against Rs 343.30 at close yesterday. This represented a gain of 1.21 per cent.
NMDC also edged down from its morning levels. It was trading at Rs 139.20 as against Rs 137.70 at close on Thursday. This was a gain of 1.09 per cent.
Maruti Suzuki picked up steam in the latter half of the day, riding up 0.97 per cent to trade at Rs 3,373.55. The share had closed the overnight session at Rs 3,341.10.
Infosys gained 0.92 per cent at Rs 1,938.75 as against Rs 1,921.05 at close yesterday.