New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- The Indian benchmark indices extended their consolidation with a positive bias on Friday, maintaining gains for the second consecutive session. The Nifty 50 closed higher by 57.95 points, or +0.23%, to settle at 24,894.25, while the Sensex advanced by +0.28%.

Market breadth was cautiously optimistic. The session was propelled by the Metal sector, which surged more than 1.8% on global tailwinds and specific positive tariff-related news for bellwethers like Tata Steel. Financials also remained firm, continuing to benefit from the RBI's recent policy measures.

However, profit-booking dragged down select IT and Auto majors. On the macroeconomic front, sentiment was underpinned by the government's reiteration of its comm...