India, Oct. 30 -- Positive returns are seen in the Indian stock market on Friday, October 30, due to buying of stocks in IT sectors and some blue chip firms. Constraints on the market are high crude oil prices, weak outside cues, and renewed conflict between the U.S. and Iran.

The BSE Sensex was 74,332.39, an increase of 181.35 or 0.25% at about 9:52 am. The NSE Nifty 50 index was up by 50.65 to close at 22,987.40. Both indices opened higher at the start of their trading session; the Sensex opened at 74,199.69 and the Nifty opened at 22,964.50.

Sensex Today: IT Stocks Lead Market Gains

Nifty IT gained about 1.7% and thus helped to support the market. The investors showed their keenness towards technology stocks even though the global a...