Despite a largely volatile session on Friday, the key Indian equity indices ended on a positive note supported by a recovery in the rupee.

A last hour spurt of value buying aided the key Indian equity indices to snap a six-day losing streak during a largely volatile trade session on Thursday.

The key Indian equity indices ended on a negative note for the sixth consecutive trading session on Wednesday, weighed down by a plunge in the Indian rupee and broadly negative global cues.

Weak demand conditions decelerated the growth of India's service sector in August, a key economic data point showed on Wednesday.

Broadly negative global cues such as high crude oil prices and concerns over escalation in global protectionist measures coupled with a weak rupee depressed the Indian equity markets on Tuesday.

Unfavourable base effect, along with a contraction in crude oil and natural gas production sequentially decelerated India's eight major industries' output in July 2018.

Caution ahead of key macro-economic data points, along with investors' fears over the rise in global trade protectionist measures subdued the key Indian equity indices on Friday.

Profit booking along with a slump in the rupee and weak global cues pulled the key Indian equity indices lower on Thursday.

A slump in the Indian rupee and weak global cues subdued the key Indian equity indices on Wednesday after the market went through a bull-run in the last two trading sessions.

The record run continued in the Indian equity market on Tuesday with both the key indices posting intra-day and closing highs as the S&P BSE Sensex inched closer to the 39,000 mark.