Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty advanced in opening trade on Friday ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy decision.
The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 120.72 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 69,642.41. The broader index Nifty climbed 46.05 points, or 0.22 per cent to 20,947.20.
At 10:20 am, Sensex was trading 278.18 points higher at 69,799.87, whereas Nifty was trading 84.80 points up at 20,985.95.
JSW Steel was the biggest gainer on the Sensex chart, rising 1.11 per cent, followed by HCL Tech, Wipro, IndusInd Bank, NTPC, ITC, M&M, Bajaj Finserv and HDFC Bank.
