Sensex, Nifty Close Marginally Higher as Profit-Taking in RIL, Infy Spoils GST Rate Cut Party

Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty pared most of the early gains to settle marginally higher on Thursday as profit-taking in index heavyweight Reliance Industries and Infosys took away the sheen of the GST rate cuts announced on commonly used personal items and daily essential products.

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Shedding 738 points from the day's high, the 30-share Sensex finally settled 150.30 points or 0.19 per cent higher at 80,718.01. As many as 19 of its shares closed in red while