Sensex gains 50 points, Nifty nears 10,200

The Sensex opened higher on Thursday. At about 9.30 am, the Sensex was up 74.55 points or 0.22 per cent at 33,210.73. Similarly, the NSE Nifty was trading 27.70 points or 0.27 per cent higher at 10,182.95.

On the Nifty 50, 34 stocks advanced against 16 that declined.

ONGC, Sun Pharma, Tata Motors, L&T, ITC and Reliance were among the top gainers on the Sensex. On the Nifty, Sun Pharma, Tata Motors, HCL Tech, Vedanta and ONGC were the top gainers.

Bharti Airtel, SBI, Wipro, Axis Bank and BPCL were the top losers on the Nifty.