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Key Indian equity indices open higher
These factors also helped Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) to touch a fresh record high at the opening on Monday morning
The key Indian equity indices on Monday opened higher as government came out with Goods and Services Tax (GST) rules, which boosted industry sentiments.
It was also buoyed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's pegging India's GDP growth at 7.7 per cent in 2018.
These factors also helped Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) to touch a fresh record high at the opening on Monday morning.
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 132.56 points or 0.45 per cent higher soon after opening.
The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 31.55 points or 0.34 per cent higher at 9,205.20 points.
The Sensex of the BSE, which opened at 29,737.73 points, was trading at 29,753.06 points (at 9.16 a.m.), higher 132.56 points or 0.45 per cent from the previous day's close at 29,620.50 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 29,778.47 points and a low of 29,735.38 points in the trade so far.
