MUMBAI, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Indian markets closed higher Friday. Benchmark indices extended their morning gains with Sensex trading higher with 2 percent gains.

Barring IT index, all other sectoral indices are trading in green with maximum gain seen in the auto, metal, and energy space.

The benchmark S&P, BSE Sensex closed at 34,733.58, 732.43 points or 2.15 percent up compared to its previous close at 34,001.15. Enditem