Mumbai, Sep 17 (Inditop.com) The benchmark index of the Indian stock markets started on a high Thursday, opening above its previous close and moving up further in the first few minutes.
The 30-share Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange opened at 16,686.38 points, above its closing figure of 16,677.04 points Wednesday. Within the first 15 minutes, it had risen further to 16,782.36 points, 105.32 points or 0.63 percent above its previous close.
Around the same time, the broader S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange was at 4,984.55 points, 0.53 percent above its previous close at 4,982.45 points.