New Delhi  - No panic reaction was witnessed at India's key Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which was quoted in positive territory Friday after remaining closed the previous day because of terrorist attacks in the country's financial hub.

The 30-share-sensitive index or Sensex of the BSE was trading at 9,043.93, a gain of 17.21 points or 0.19 per cent at 1.15 pm (07 45 GMT).

India's National Stock Exchange or Nifty index, also based in Mumbai, however showed a decline of 0.45 per cent around the same time and was trading at 2,740 levels.

Market analysts said domestic bourses were holding ground despite the marginal decline in India's growth rate of 7.6 per cent in the second quarter ended September 2008, compared to the previous quarter's 7.9 per cent. (dpa)