The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a mildly positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,438 level, a premium of nearly 20 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

Indian stock markets closed on a positive note Thursday. The NSE Nifty 50 climbed 86.40 points or 0.37%, settling at 23,249.50, while the BSE Sensex surged 394.88 points or 0.52% to end the session at 76,927.84.

LIVE: As investors processed the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to maintain interest rates at 4.25–4.5 per cent, the Sensex opened marginally higher at 76,598.84 compared to its previous close of 76,