Mumbai, July 20 (Inditop.com) A key index of the Indian equities markets opened stronger Monday, moving up 239 points from its last closing figure about five minutes into trading.

The 30-scrip index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened higher at 14,854.17 points, was at 14,984.45 — 239.53 points or 1.62 percent higher than Friday’s closing figure.

Around the same time, the S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) too was ruling in the green at 4,440.9 points, up 1.51 percent.

Broader market indices were also in the positive terrain, with the BSE midcap index trading 1.33 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index moving up 1.3 percent.