Sensex edges up at close as infra stocks rally

REUTERS - The BSE Sensex closed slightly up on Friday as a late rally in infrastructure stocks offset a decline in pharmaceutical companies.

The BSE Sensex provisionally closed up 0.14 percent while the broader Nifty provisionally ended 0.28 percent higher.

Drugmakers fell after the government formally notified a new drug pricing policy designed to increase the number of drugs deemed essential that are subject to price caps.

(Reporting by Himank Sharma; Editing by Anand Basu)