Stock Markets Open Higher, Sensex Opens At 85,373, Nifty Tests 26,100
In the pre-open session, the Sensex was trading at 85,428.98 or 242 points higher and Nifty was trading at 26,134.10 or 81 points higher around 9:04 AM.
The Indian benchmark indices opened higher on Thursday as the Sensex gained 186 points to start trading at 85,373.41 and Nifty rose 57 points to open trade at 26,109.85.
In the 30-share BSE Sensex, the top gainers included stocks such as Adani Ports, Reliance, Axis Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra and Hindustan Unilever. Meanwhile, Kotak Bank, Bajaj Finserv, Bharti Airtel, Maruti and Eternal were among the laggards.
In the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap 50 gained 0.36 per cent. Sectorally, Nifty Chemicals rose 0.44 per cent.
In the pre-open session, the Sensex was trading at 85,428.98 or 242 points higher and Nifty was trading at 26,134.10 or 81 points higher around 9:04 AM.
The Gift Nifty was also trading higher by 66 points at 26,137 around 8:28 AM.
In the previous session benchmark indices bounced back sharply as Sensex jumped 513 points to settle at 85,186 and Nifty climbed 142 points to end at 26,052.
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