The BSE Sensex was trading 200 points, or 0.24%, higher at 83,807. The Nifty50 was up 66 points, or 0.26%, trading at 25,583 around 9:33 am.
From the Sensex pack, Asian Paints, BEL, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, and HCL Tech were among the top gainers, rising up to 1.6% in early trade. On the other hand, Axis Bank, Trent, Tata Steel, and Sun Pharma opened with losses.
On the sectoral front, Nifty Realty rose over 0.7%, driven by gains in Raymond, Anant Raj, Oberoi Realty, and DLF. Nifty Bank, Auto, FMCG, and IT indices also opened marginally higher.
Among individual stocks, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise opened 4.4% higher after the hospital chain unveiled plans to spin off and separately list its digital health and pharmacy unit within 18 to 21 months.
More to come…
