Mumbai Oct 11 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices were on Tuesday afternoon trading higher following positive trends from Asian markets.
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 85.22 points or 0.27 per cent higher during the afternoon session.
The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading higher at 10 042.70 points -- up 25.75 points or 0.26 per cent.
The Sensex of the BSE which opened at 31 975.59 points was trading at 32 009.63 points (at 1.23 p.m.) -- higher by 85.22 points or 0.27 per cent from the previous day s close at 31 924.41 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 32 098.46 points and a low of 31 967.54 points in the trade so far.
"The benchmark indices opened higher tracking positive trend seen in Asian markets after Wall Street s rally to new highs. The broader NSE s Nifty also rose in the morning hours. The Indian rupee opened marginally higher against the US dollar " said Dhruv Desai Director and Chief Operating Officer of Tradebulls.
--IANS
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