Mumbai Sep 21 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices opened on a positive note on Friday tracking firm global cues with the S&P BSE Sensex gaining around 280 points so far.
Further Asian stocks rose after markets in the US hit record highs on Thursday.
At 9.30 a.m. the wider Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange traded at 11 319.70 points higher by 85.35 points or A0.76 per cent from its previous close.
The BSE Sensex which had opened at 37 278.89 points traded at 37 403.57 points higher by 282.35 points per 0.76 per cent from its previous close 37 121.22 points.
So far it has an intra-day high of 37 427.10 points and a low 37 202.94 points.
On Thursday stock exchanges were shut on account of Muharram.

--IANS rrb/ksk