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India's equity benchmarks opened higher on Friday, led by financials, while information technology stocks posted modest gains after Tata Consultancy Services beat quarterly revenue estimates.
The Nifty 50 rose 0.21 per cent to 25,235.1, while the BSE Sensex added 0.24 per cent to 82,370.41 as of 9:26 a.m. IST.
Nifty 50 has risen in five of the past six sessions, gaining 2.3 per cent, led by about 6 per cent rally in IT stocks.
On the day, 12 of the 16 major sectors gained, with financials rising 0.4 per cent and IT gaining 0.2 per cent.
Nine of the 10 members of the IT sub-index advanced, while TCS shed 0.7 per cent. The company had gained 6 per cent in the last six sessions ahead of its quarterly earnings report.
The broader small-caps and mid-caps gained 0.4 per cent and 0.3 per cent, respectively.