Indian equities markets open with an upswing

Fri, May 16 10:26 AM

Mumbai May 16 (IANS) Indian equities markets opened in the green zone Friday, taking off from the positive close overnight and mirroring strong cues from global markets.

The 30-share benchmark sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, the Sensex, opened with a gain of 122.87 points at 17,476.41. All sectoral indices on the BSE barring FMCG were in the green. The S&P Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange opened with a marginal gain, but above the 5,000-point mark, at 5,115.65 with a gain of 0.4 percent. Within minutes it climbed to 5,143.90. Other Asian markets were also going strong.

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