Key Indian equity market indices open higher

Mumbai July 20 (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 31 955.35 points on Wednesday opened higher at 32 033.82 points.

Minutes into trading it was quoting at 32 015.29 points up by 59.94 points or 0.19 per cent.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE) the broader 51-scrip Nifty which had closed at 9 899.60 points was quoting at 9 911.65 points up by 12.05 points or 0.12 per cent.

Positive global cues coupled with inflows of foreign funds and healthy buying in healthcare metal and banking stocks lifted the Indian equity markets on Wednesday -- a day after they suffered steepest fall of the current fiscal.

The Sensex was up by 244.36 points or 0.77 per cent at the Wednesday s closing.

In the day s trade the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index had touched a high of 31 978.89 points and a low of 31 793.72 points.

The Nifty too was up by 72.45 points or 0.74 per cent.

On Thursday Asian indices were mostly showing a positive trend.

Japan s Nikkei 225 was trading in green up by 0.68 per cent Hang Seng was up by 0.29 per cent while South Korea s Kospi was also up by 0.15 per cent.

China s Shanghai Composite index was quoting in green up by 0.26 per cent.

Nasdaq closed in green up by 0.64 per cent while FTSE 100 was up by 0.55 per cent at the closing on Wednesday.

--IANS
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