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Sensex, Nifty Edge Higher; Tata Motors Gains Over 2%

Sensex, Nifty Edge Higher; Tata Motors Gains Over 2%

11.00 a.m.: Tata Motors, Tata Motors DVR surged 2.4 and 2.73 per cent, respectively, to be the top two gainers in the Nifty. Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was up 29 points at 27,286.7 and the Nifty traded 4 points higher at 8,421 led by gains in energy stocks. 

9.25 a.m.: Broader indices reversed early losses and turned positive as energy stocks gained. The Sensex was up 27 points at 27,284 and the Nifty was up 9 points at 8,426. 

BPCL was the top gainer in Nifty, up 1.02 per cent followed by Adani Ports, BHEL, ONGC, Tata Motors DVR, which were up between 0.6-1 per cent. 

9.20 a.m.: Indian equity markets opened marginally lower on Thursday tracking lacklustre cues from Asian markets. The Sensex fell as much as 40 points to 27,281 and the Nifty made a low of 8,405.95. 

Among individual sectors, banking shares were under pressure. The Nifty Bank, NSE's sub-index for banking shares fell 0.4 per cent led by losses in HDFC and Axis Bank. 

9.00 a.m.: Rupee opens lower at 68.20 per dollar against Wednesday's close of 68.08.