
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty opened with marginal gains on Thursday led by buying in index majors HDFC and ITC amid positive cues from global markets.
The S&P BSE Sensex rose 67 points to 37,937.82 levels and the Nifty50 index hovered above 11,150 levels.
Asian Paints (up 2%) was the top Sensex gainer. Larsen & Toubro was also trading over 1 per cent higher after announcing its June quarter results.
ICICI Securities also rose as much as 7 per cent following the announcement of its quarterly results.
Biocon, Dish TV, and HDFC AMC, among others, are scheduled to announce their June quarter results today.