The Sensex and Nifty rose over 0.2 per cent in the opening session on Monday on sustained buying by funds and retail investors owing to positive global cues.
At 9.15 a.m., the 30-share BSE index Sensex was up 55.86 points (0.27 per cent) at 20,938.75 and the 50-share NSE index Nifty was up 12.65 points (0.2 per cent) at 6,202.
Asian stocks were up, with the regional benchmark index extending its gaines from a five-month high, amid hopes of a delay in tapering of the Federal Reserve stimulus.
Japan's Nikkei rose 115.66 points or 0.79 per cent to 14,677.20, Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 139.40 points or 0.6 per cent to 23,479.50 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was up 32.43 points or 0.61 per cent at 5,353.90.
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