Mumbai, Aug 28 (Inditop.com) Despite weak global cues, Indian equities opened on a positive note Friday, after a minor loss for a key index during the previous day, even as investors expected trading to turn choppy later as in the past few sessions.
The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened at 15,770.19 points and soon shot up to 15,871.52 points, against the previous day’s close at 15,781.07 points.
Some 10 minutes into trading, the barometer index was up 60.33 points, or 0.38 percent at 15,841.40 points.
All the 13 sector-specific indices were trading in the green, save those for metals and information technology. Among the 30 shares that comprise the Sensex basket, 22 were quoting lower, while two were in the red.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE) the broader S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 4,705 points, against the previous close at 4,688.2 points, with a gain of 0.36 percent.
