Mumbai: The benchmark index of the Indian stock markets started the week Tuesday on a positive note, moving up 163 points from its previous close within five minutes of start of trade.
The 30-share Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange opened at 16,829.11 points and moved up to 16,856.08 points, 163.08 points or 0.98 percent higher than its previous close Friday.
Around the same time, the broader S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange was at 5,007.35 points, 0.98 percent higher than its previous close at 4,958.95 points.
Broader market indices were also in the green with the BSE midcap index ruling 1.14 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index up 1.15 percent.
