Other Asian markets ended in the green as well, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average, a key index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, closing Thursday 69.78 points up at 9,792.94 points, after profit booking pulled it down from the higher levels it was trading at till about 30 minutes before end of trade.

On the other hand, the Hang Seng, the primary index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, rose smartly to shut shop at 19,817.7 points, up 569.53 points.

In the European markets, the FTSE of Britain slipped into the red as investors booked profits after seven consecutive days of rise, and was ruling at 4,477.81 points, down 15.92 points.

Its French peer CAC 40 was ruling 20.37 points lower at 3,284.7 points.

The US markets were poised for a higher opening with key index futures ruling in the green ahead of quarterly earnings results from Microsoft, McDonalds and American Express.

While the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures was ruling 0.3 percent, the Standard and Poor's 500 index future was up 0.4 percent.

The technology-scrip heavy Nasdaq futures was trading 0.5 percent.