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Indian equities markets open with an upswing
| May 16, 2008 2:39:44 PM IST
Indian equities markets opened in the green zone Friday, taking off from the positive close overnight and mirroring strong cues from global markets. The 30-share benchmark sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, the Sensex, opened with a gain of 122.87 points at 17,476.41. All sectoral indices on the BSE barring FMCG were in the green. The S&P Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange opened with a marginal gain, but above the 5,000-point mark, at 5,115.65 with a gain of 0.4 percent. Within minutes it climbed to 5,143.90. Other Asian markets were also going strong.qn/jg (120 Words)*16051022NNNN (IANS)
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