New Delhi: Markets opened with marginal gains on Thursday led by buying in index majors amid positive cues from global markets.
The 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 82.91 points, or 0.22 percent, higher at 37,954.43. Similarly, the NSE Nifty advanced 39.75 points, or 0.36 percent, to 11,172.35.
Asian Paints was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 2 per cent, followed by L&T, Sun Pharma, ITC, Titan, HDFC, SBI and ONGC. On the other hand, Axis Bank, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Bank, M&M and PowerGrid were among the laggards.
In the previous session, the BSE barometer finished 58.81 points, or 0.16 per cent, lower at 37,871.52, and the Nifty slipped 29.65 points, or 0.27 per cent, to close at 11,132.60.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in the capital market on Wednesday, purchasing equities worth Rs 1,665.57 crore, provisional exchange data showed.
