Sensex ends higher; banks, pharma rise

REUTERS - Indian shares ended marginally higher on Thursday as gains in private banks and pharma stocks offset losses in metal and IT counters.

The Sensex gained for a sixth straight session, ending 0.17 percent higher at 32,241.93.

The Nifty ended 0.07 percent up at 10,086.60.

Wipro was down 4.21 percent as it went ex-dividend.

(Reporting by Vishal Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Vyas Mohan)