Mumbai, Nov 6
Indian benchmark indices opened in green on Thursday, amid positive global cues, led by gains in automobile stocks.
As of 9.25 am, the Sensex was up 324 points, or 0.39 per cent at 83,783 and the Nifty edged up 67 points, or 0.26 per cent to 25,664.
The broadcap indices performed in contrast with benchmarks, with the Nifty Midcap 100 down 0.10 per cent and the Nifty Smallcap 100 losing 0.24 per cent.
Asian Paints, SBI, L&T, NTPC were among the major gainers in the Nifty Pack, while losers included Hindalco, Shriram Finance, Bajaj Finance, Apollo Hospitals and Dr Reddy's Labs.
Among sectoral indices, except for Nifty Media, Nifty Metal and Financial Services, all indices were in the green. Nifty Auto was the major gainer, up 0.91 per cent, while FMCG gained 0.77 per cent. Nifty Metal lost 1.01 per cent.