Sensex rises over 100 points, Nifty above 10400

Sensex rises over 100 points, Nifty above 10400

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Key Indian equity indices on Friday opened on a higher note with healthy buying in metals, consumer durables, banking and auto stocks

Around 9.17 a.m., the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose by 36.85 points or 0.35 per cent to trade at 10,419.55 points.

The barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which traded at 33,832 points, traded at 33,924.59 points -- up 105.09 or 0.31 per cent from its previous session`s close.

Both the indices closed marginally lower in the last session after Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) meeting minutes showed members of policy committee raised concerns of rising inflation.

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