Mumbai, Sep 2
The Indian benchmark indices opened marginally higher on Tuesday as investors are keen on the two-day GST Council meeting this week, where a major rate overhaul is expected.
As of 9.26 am, the Sensex inched up 90 points or 0.11 per cent to 80,454, while the Nifty 50 moved 15 points up or 0.06 per cent to 24,640.
The broadcap indices, Nifty Midcap 100 advanced by 0.31 per cent, and the Nifty Smallcap 100 inched up 0.10 per cent.
Among sectoral indices, the Nifty media was the top gainer, rising 0.82 per cent, followed by Nifty Oil & Gas, which gained 0.34 per cent each. Nifty FMCG advanced 0.20 per cent. All other indices were in red, with Nifty IT losing 0.42 per cent.