Opening Bell: Indian equity markets were trading higher today(18 October 2022) amid strong global cues and falling crude oil prices. Key indices Nifty50 climbed over 200 points to trade above 17,500 levels and the S&P BSE Sensex surged over 700 points to trade at 59, 127 levels.
Broader markets, too, jumped in tandem as Nifty MidCap 100 and Nifty SmallCap 100 advanced 0.7 percent each.
All sectors started to trade on a firm note. Nifty Media, Nifty Auto, and Nifty IT indices gained the most - up to 2 percent.
Among individual stocks, shares of Zee Entertainment surged over 4 percent after Invesco Developing Markets Fund sold a 10.14 percent stake via a block deal. In addition, shares of Adani Transmission gained over 2 percent after the company saw a 13 percent jump in the number of electricity units sold during Q2FY23.