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Gold prices on Thursday held near a one-week high hit in the previous session, as the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields retreated after inflation data came in line with expectations and reiterated the need for a quicker interest rate hike. Spot gold was flat at $1,824.55 per ounce by 0109 GMT. U.S. gold futures were down 0.2% to $1,824.00.

Mining and manufacturing grew 5.0% and 0.9%, respectively, from the year earlier. The electricity sector expanded 2.1%. All sectors were below pre-Covid levels in November with overall IIP at 95.8% of what it was before the pandemic took hold.

The apex court also took note of the deduction in payments to be made to the homebuyers as directed by it last year and asked the realty firm to put its "house in order" or "face serious consequences".

The fee collected by bankers through share sale proceeds was more than three times at Rs 776.7 crore compared with 2020.

Infosys grew 7% in dollar terms over the previous quarter and TCS 4.5%—both beating analyst estimates. Wipro grew 3%, a tad lower than street expectations.

CDSL Ventures is a wholly-owned subsidiary of depository CDSL. The recognition to CDSL Ventures has been granted for a period of three years with effect from February 1, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in statement.

The BSE benchmark extended its winning momentum for the fourth straight session on Wednesday and jumped 533.15 points or 0.88 per cent to settle at 61,150.04.

In another transaction, Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services bought and sold 1 lakh shares of Mangalam Drugs And Organics.

Market expectations for Fed tightening expected in March and 2022 as a whole were largely unchanged after the report

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 84.14 points, or 0.23 per cent, at the open to 36,336.16.