Sensex opens in green

Breaking News !A benchmark index for Indian equities opened in the positive today and was ruling 61 points higher than its previous close.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 18,571.73 points, was at 18,621.07 points, 61.02 points or 0.33 percent up from its previous close at 18,560.05 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was ruling 0.26 percent higher at 5,591.7 points.

Broader market indices were also in the green, with the BSE midcap 0.46 percent up and the BSE smallcap index 0.73 percent higher.

Auto scrips saw healthy buys.