Michael Schumacher can equal Ayrton Senna's record of six Monaco Grand Prix victories in the most glamorous race of the F1 season this weekend.
If successful, the British will be the second in the world to have cloned human embryo cells. Earlier this year, South Korean scientists announced their cloning feat though it was far from being definitive.
The NSE Nifty meanwhile closed 7 points up at 3234 points.
The Argentine defender joined Manchester United from Paris St Germain.
The Sensex opened six points higher over its last close at 6,556. Steady buying at lower levels in select old and economy stocks lifted the index to an early high of 6,588.