Banking shares were among the top gainers on the NSE at the close on Friday. State Bank of India was up 3.01 per cent at Rs 256.45 against Rs 248.95 at close yesterday.
Larsen & Toubro advanced 2.98 per cent to quote at Rs 1,607 against Rs 1,560.50 at close last evening.
BPCL held steady to keep gains of 2.05 per cent at Rs 911.4 against Rs 893.10 at close yesterday.
YES Bank moved up 1.95 per cent to trade at Rs 773.95 against Rs 759.15 at close overnight.
Maruti Suzuki drove up further to build gains of 1.68 per cent at Rs 4,450.9 against Rs 4,377.40 at close on Thursday.