Mumbai, March 29 (Inditop.com) A benchmark index for Indian equities started the week in the green and was ruling about 40 points higher an hour into trade Monday.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,639.18 points, was ruling at 17,682.87 points, 38.11 points or 0.22 percent higher than its previous close.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 5,295.55 points, a gain of 0.26 percent or 13.55 points from its previous close.
Broader markets were in the positive terrain as well, with the BSE midcap index ruling 0.45 percent higher, and the BSE small cap index ruling 0.54 percent higher.
