Mumbai Sep 14 (IANS) Broadly positive Asian markets and healthy buying in oil and gas stocks buoyed the Indian equity markets during the early morning trade session on Thursday.
According to market observers healthy buying was witnessed in oil and gas healthcare and banking stocks.
Around 9.40 a.m. the wider 51-scrip Nifty 50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) traded higher by 42.70 points or 0.42 per cent to 10 122 points.
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE which opened at 32 289.26 points traded at 32 306.44 points -- up 120.03 points or 0.37 per cent from its previous close at 32 186.41 points.
The Sensex has so far touched a high of 32 313.33 points and a low of 32 233.72 points during the intra-day trade.
On Wednesday the benchmark indices closed on a flat-to-negative note as profit booking eroded investors risk-taking appetite.
Consequently the NSE Nifty 50 closed at 10 079.30 points -- down 13.75 points or 0.14 per cent whereas BSE Sensex closed at 32 186.41 points -- up only 27.75 points or 0.09 per cent.
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