Equity indices open in the green, Nifty above 18,150

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 26 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices opened in the green on Tuesday with Sensex up by 385.90 points and Nifty up by 120.90 points.

At 9:35 am, the 30-scrip BSE Sensex was up by 385.90 points or 0.63 per cent at 61352.95.

Similarly, 50-scrip NSE Nifty was trading at 18246.30, at 9:35 am, up by 120.90 points or 0.67 per cent.

At 10:24 am, the 30-share index was trading 137.62 points higher at 61,104.67 in initial deals. Similarly, the Nifty surged 51.00 points to 18,176.40.

Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, Tata Steel, L&T, ITC and SBI were also trading with gains.

On the other hand, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, PowerGrid, HUL and Dr Reddy’s were among the laggards.