Bharti Airtel, which began the day on a firm note, held steady to keep gains of 1.60 per cent near the close on Friday. At 2.55 pm it was trading at Rs 349.20 as against Rs 343.70 at close yesterday.
Maruti Suzuki rode up 0.94 per cent at Rs 3,370 as against Rs 3,338.60 overnight.
Infosys also maintained its firm undertone to hold on to most of its morning gains. It was trading up 0.92 per cent at Rs 1,938.50. The share had closed yesterday’s session at Rs 1,920.80.
Sun Pharma Industries edged down a tad to hold gains of 0.9 per cent at Rs 843. The stock had closed the previous session at Rs 835.45.
Coal India shone in late trading. It was quoting at Rs 366.95. This represented a gain of 0.88 per cent on its overnight close at Rs 363.75.