Thirty three out of 50 stocks on Nifty finished session higher.
Breaking two-day fall, domestic stock markets ended Friday's volatile session on a positive note.
The 30-scrip Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark index closed at 35,695.10, up 181.39 points or 0.51 per cent, from previous close, and Nifty50 index of National Stock Exchange (NSE) surged 55.10 points or 0.52 per cent to settle at 10,727.35.
Gains on Dalal Street were led by robust buying in banking, financials, metal and pharma stocks.
The recovery in domestic currency also lifted investors' sentiments, said analysts.