Indian Stock Market Opens Higher, Nifty Above 23,120

The Indian benchmark indices opened higher on Thursday amid mixed global clues as buying was seen in the PSU bank and financial service sectors.

At around 9.45 am, the Sensex was trading 244.25 points or 0.32 per cent up at 76,415.33 while the Nifty climbed 79.25 points or 0.34 per cent at 23,124.50.

On the National Stock Exchange (NSE), 1,528 stocks were trading in green, while 781 stocks were in red.