Penny stocks, Nov. 28 -- Indian stock markets ended the week on a positive note, gaining nearly half a percent, with the Sensex advancing 475 points and the Nifty adding 135 points. Both indices hit fresh record highs during the week before witnessing bouts of profit booking at elevated levels.

On Friday, November 28, markets closed flat as investors turned cautious ahead of the release of Q2 GDP data. Mixed global cues also kept sentiment subdued. The Sensex slipped 14 points (0.02%) to close at 85,706.67, while the Nifty 50 ended 13 points (0.05%) lower at 26,202.95. Broader markets were slightly weak, with the BSE Midcap index down 0.04% and the BSE Smallcap index falling 0.13%.

VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at Geojit F...