Stock market news, April 5 -- The domestic equity markets were closed on Friday, April 3, due to Good Friday.

On Thursday, April 2, the main indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, bounced back from earlier losses as the rupee strengthened following actions taken by the central bank, although diminishing expectations for a quick resolution to the situation in Iran extended the decline to six consecutive weeks.

The Nifty 50 closed 0.15% higher at 22,713.1, while the Sensex increased by 0.25% to 73,319.55 after witnessing a drop of over 2% earlier in the day.

Heightened global volatility continued to weigh on equity markets, leading to another week of lackluster performance that pulled the Nifty 50 down, 0.5% to settle the week at 22,713. The broa...