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Sensex up by 371.84 points, Nifty up by 86.15 points amid vaccine hopes

Reliance Industries advanced 3% after the country’s competition watchdog approved its deal to buy Future Group’s retail assets.

New Delhi: Equity benchmark indices opened in the green on Monday with Sensex up by 371.84 points and Nifty up by 86.15 points.

The domestic stock markets opened in the green, after closing at around record highs in the previous week, one of the reasons likely being, as hopes of a coronavirus vaccine continue to buoy investor sentiment globally.

Sensex down by 539 points at 36,303

At 9:16 am, the 30-scrip BSE Sensex was up by 371.84 points or 0.85 per cent at 44,164.17.

Similarly, 50-scrip NSE Nifty was trading at 12,945.20, at 9:16 am, up by 86.15 points or 0.67 per cent.

In India, Reliance Industries advanced 3% after the country’s competition watchdog approved its deal to buy Future Group’s retail assets.