Opening Bell: Indian markets opened on a positive note in today's(25 august 2022) trade on the BSE amid strong global cues. Frontline indices Nifty50 rose over 50 points to trade above 17,650 levels and the S&P BSE Sensex climbed over 250 points at 59,326 levels.
Broader markets, too, reflected similar resilience as Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 surged up to 0.7 percent.
All sectors turned in the green zone. Nifty Media, Nifty Realty, and Nifty IT lead the charge.
Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, Titan, and HUL were top contributors to the benchmark indices. Meanwhile, Asian Paints and Nestle India weighed on the indices.
Among individual stocks, shares of NHPC gained 2 percent after the subsidiary signed MoU with the government of Rajasthan.
Besides, shares of RBL Bank soared over 23 percent in three days after the board cleared the Rs 3,000 crore fundraising.