Provisional: Sensex up 180 points; hails Jan WPI data

Markets staged a recovery on Friday led by gains in index heavyweight such as Infosys, Tata Motors and Reliance Industries, after a sharp decline in the previous session. Further, whole sale price inflation in January which eased to an 8-month low also helped improve sentiment.

The 30-share Sensex closed 181 points higher at 20,374 and the 50-unit Nifty ended 52 points up at 6,053.

Technical analysts are of the view that benchmark Nifty finds strong support at 6000-6050 levels