Indian equity markets opened positively on Thursday, with the BSE Sensex rising 102 points to 77,440 and the Nifty increasing 17 points to 23,533. Kotak Mahindra Bank, SBI Life, L&T, Bharti Airtel, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank, Hindalco, Tata Motors, and M&M were the top gainers, rising up to 1.7%. Conversely, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Life, Divis Labs, Nestle India, and ONGC were among the top laggards.
The BSE MidCap index remained unchanged, while the BSE SmallCap index gained 0.27%. The Nifty Bank, Private Bank, and Realty indices each added 0.7%, while the Nifty Pharma index fell 0.6%.