Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher on Thursday, helped by a rally in blue-chip Larsen & Toubro and the Economic Survey projecting the GDP growth of 6.8-7.2% for the next fiscal. Erasing its early losses, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 221.69 points or 0.27% to settle at 82,566.37. The Economic Survey 2025-26 on Thursday projected GDP growth of 6.8-7.2% for the next fiscal year. In Asian markets, South Korea’s Kospi, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index, Shanghai’s SSE Composite index and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index ended higher. On Wednesday, the Sensex jumped 487.20 points or 0.60% to settle at 82,344.68.