Mumbai, Nov 23 (Inditop.com) A key Indian equities index opened on a positive note Monday and was up 0.46 percent in morning trade.

The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) opened the day at 17,067.14 points, against Friday’s close at 17,021.85 points and rose to 17,100.68 points, up 0.46 percent or 78.83 points in about 15 minutes of trading.

Around the same time, at the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 5,083.75 points, against the previous close at 5,052.45 points, with a gain of 0.62 percent.