Equity benchmarks started off day on a mildly positive note, with the Nifty inching towards 9200 level despite weak global cues, backed by Infosys and banks. However, Reliance Industries and FMCG stocks capped gains.
The 30-share BSE Sensex was up 31.01 points at 29,606.75 and the 50-share NSE Nifty gained 5.15 points at 9,186.60.
Infosys was the leading gainer among largecaps, up over a percent ahead of Q4 earnings due on Thursday. We expects a 3.7 percent fall in profit and 0.2 percent decline in dollar revenue QoQ.
Vedanta fell 6 percent as the stock adjusted for dividend.
The Indian rupee opened lower by 9 paise at 64.65 per dollar today against previous close of 64.56.
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