Mumbai, Oct 1
The Indian benchmark indices opened with mild gains on Wednesday, as investors await the decision of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) monetary policy decision.
As of 9.30 am, the Sensex was up 144 points, or 0.18 per cent at 80,412, and the Nifty advanced 17 points, or 0.07 per cent at 24,628.
The broad cap indices, Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100, inched up 0.52 and 0.29 per cent, respectively. Shriram Finance, Tech Mahindra, Trent and Tata Consumer Products were among the major gainers on the Nifty pack, while losers included Bajaj Finance, Interglobe Aviation, Bajaj Finserv and SBI Life Insurance.
Among sectoral indices, Nifty Media, the top gainer, advanced 1.74 per cent. Nifty Pharma (up 1.24 per cent) and Nifty Realty (up 1.30 per cent) were other major gainers.