Sensex, Nifty open marginally higher; ONGC top gainer

MUMBAI: Equity benchmarks sensex and Nifty opened on a positive note on Thursday tracking gains in index majors Infosys, Reliance Industries and SBI, despite a weak trend in global markets.
The 30-share BSE index was trading 61.08 points or 0.12 per cent higher at 51,764.91.
Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty was quoting 18.20 points or 0.12 per cent up at 15,227.10.
ONGC was the top gainer in the sensex pack, rising around 3 per cent, followed by Tech Mahindra, SBI, Infosys, HCL Tech and Asian Paints.
On the other hand, M&M, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance and Kotak Bank were among the laggards.
In the previous session, sensex slumped 400.34 points or 0.77 per cent to close at 51,703.83. The broader NSE Nifty tumbled 104.55 points or 0.68 per cent to 15,208.90.