INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Gains across sectors - led by consumer goods and pharmaceutical shares - supported the marketsDomestic stock markets started the last
session of the week on a positive note tracking gains in Asian equities
197.46 points - or 0.55 per cent - higher at 36,041.16, while the Nifty was up 58.60 points - or 0.56 per cent - at 10,610.30.Shares in
other Asian markets moved higher following a positive Wall Street session overnight amid strong US jobs data, although growing US-China
was last seen trading 0.43 per cent higher, while Japan's Nikkei 225 benchmark was up 0.34 per cent.China's Shanghai Composite, Hong
futures were up 0.11 per cent at the time, indicating a sluggish start for US markets on Friday.On Thursday, the Sensex had ended 429.25
