Share market updates: Sensex gains 100 pts at open;Nifty above 10,900, Reliance Industries, HUL shares gain
Opening Bell: Sensex, Nifty Trade Higher Indian equity benchmarks opened higher in today's trade. The S&P BSE Sensex Index rose as much as 0.41 per cent to 36,468.42 and the NSE Nifty 50 Index rose as much as 0.36 per cent to 10,929.25. The market breadth was tilted in favour of buyers. About 944 stocks advanced and 460 shares declined on the National Stock Exchange. All the sectoral gauges compiled by NSE advanced led b the NSE Nifty Pharma Index's 0.47 per cent gain. Zee Entertainment, Bharti Airtel, Indiabulls Housing, HDFC, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance are trading higher, while HCL Tech, Bajaj Auto, Jet Airways, Mindtree, Infosys, BPCL have lost the most. Shares of Reliance Industries and Hindustan Unilever are trading higher ahead of third-quarter numbers. Rupee Opens: The Indian rupee opened higher at 71.15 per dollar on Thursday versus previous close 71.24. BSE Live: Sensex up 125 points, Nifty above 10,900; Reliance Industries, HUL shares gain T...