Key Indian equity market indices open higher

Mumbai Aug 17 (IANS) Taking a cue from global markets the key Indian equity market indices on Thursday opened higher.

The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE which had closed at 31 770.89 points on Wednesday opened higher at 31 919.17 points.

Minutes into trading it was quoting at 31 816.25 points up by 45.36 points or 0.14 per cent.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE) the broader 51-scrip Nifty which had closed at 9 897.30 points was quoting at 9 924.60 points up by 27.30 points or 0.28 per cent.

The key Indian equity indices on Wednesday had continued with their second consecutive session of gains to close on a higher note as healthy buying was witnessed in index heavyweights such as ITC HDFC Tata Motors and Hindustan Unilever (HUL) among others.

Besides broadly positive global cues coupled with intense buying activities in automobile banking and FMCG stocks lifted investors sentiments.

The Sensex was up by 321.86 points or 1.02 per cent at the Wednesday s closing. In the day s trade the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index had touched a high of 31 805.99 points and a low of 31 399.35 points.

The Nifty too was up by 103.15 points or 1.05 per cent.

On Thursday Asian indices were showing a mixed trend.

Japan s Nikkei 225 was trading in red down by 0.03 per cent Hang Seng down by 0.04 per cent while South Korea s Kospi was up by 0.47 per cent.

China s Shanghai Composite index was quoting in green up by 0.30 per cent.

Nasdaq closed in green up by 0.19 per cent while FTSE 100 was also up by 0.66 points at the closing on Wednesday.

--IANS
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