Buy or sell stocks, Jan. 31 -- The Indian stock markets closed in the green for the third consecutive day on Thursday, January 30, powered by gains in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, and Bharti Airtel. The Nifty 50 index closed closed 0.37 per cent higher at 23,249.50 points, compared to 23,163.10 points in the previous stock market session.

The BSE Sensex index also closed with 0.30 per cent gains after Thursday's market session at 76,759.81 points, compared to 76,532.96 points at the previous market close.

Vaishali Parekh, Vice President of Technical Research at Prabhudas Lilladher, said after a volatile session, the Nifty 50 index ended on a positive note. Volatility is expected to remain on the eve of the Budget 2...