The key Indian stock indices closed slightly higher, recovering from a seven-day losing streak. The Sensex closed up 0.12% and the Nifty closed up 0.14%. Midcap and small cap shares continued declining with lack of buying support. Shares of Jet Airways and SpiceJet fell on concerns of increased competition from a new AirAsia India joint venture. GAIL shares fell on reports of delays to a gas pipeline project in Tamil Nadu. Overall, six sectors closed lower while seven closed higher. FIIs were net buyers of Indian stocks while domestic institutions were net sellers.