Indian stock market, Feb. 8 -- Indian indices - Sensex and Nifty - closed higher on Friday, February 6, supported by buying interest in select heavyweight stocks such as ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and ICICI Bank.

The Sensex rose 266 points, or 0.32%, to settle at 83,580.40, while the Nifty 50 gained 51 points, or 0.20%, ending the session at 25,693.70.

"Markets remained volatile during the week but ended with healthy gains, as bullish momentum resurfaced with supportive global and domestic triggers outweighing initial Budget-related concerns. The announcement of the India-US trade deal sparked a strong recovery, helping markets absorb the early weakness following the increase in STT on derivatives in Budget 2026-27. Sentiment improved fu...