Sensex rises, posting fifth straight winning week

Reuters 

(Reuters) - Indian shares closed higher on Friday, marking their fifth straight winning week, led by gains in financials such as Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd.

The broader closed 0.75 percent higher at 10,821.85, while the benchmark Sensex ended up 0.73 percent at 35,689.60.

For the week, the index gained slightly, while the index inched up 0.2 percent.

HDFC shares finished 2.7 percent higher in the session.

(Reporting by in Bengaluru; Editing by Amrutha Gayathri)

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First Published: Fri, June 22 2018. 15:57 IST