Indian equities ended on a positive note in Wednesday’s session led by strong support from the banking and pharma space. Benchmark Sensex rose for a ninth straight session while Nifty closed above the record 20,000 mark for the first time as positive macroeconomic data triggered buying in banking, energy and telecom shares. Here are the stock recommendations for Thursday: Axis Bank, Britannia, Bank of India, Atul Auto, NIIT, PNB, and Aarti Drugs.