Mumbai, Oct 8 (TIWN) Receding crude oil prices along with bouyant global cues lifted India's key equity indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- during Thursday's trading session.

Globally, Asian shares rose led mainly by Chinese tech shares which tracked a rally on Wall Street after signs of progress on resolving the standoff in the Congress over debt ceiling.  Similarly, European stocks also rebounded.  Sector wise, realty, consumer durables and auto indices gained the most whereas oil and gas and telecom were the two indices that ended in the negative.  The 30-scrip S&P BSE Sensex closed at 59,677.83 points, up 488.10 points or 0.82 per cent from its previous close. The Sensex opened at 59,632.81 points from its previous close of 59,189.73 points.