Sensex opens on higher note, rallies nearly 200 points; Nifty up by 10,000

The sensex on Monday opened on higher note tracking stronger Asian cues. Global Markets were stable over a fact that North Korea did not indulge in any new event that might escalate the geopolitical tensions. 

The 30-share BSE Sensex was up 177.41 points at 31,864.93 and the 50-share NSE Nifty rose 52.60 points to 9,987.40.

The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.7%.

Larsen & Toubro was among the biggest gainer with arise of 3% after a 4% increase in the previous session.

Prominent gainers were L&T, M&M, Dr Reddy's, Coal India, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, HDFC Ltd, Tata Motors, Axis Bank, Hind Unilever, Adani Ports, Sun Pharma and Maruti Suzuki, rising by up to 1.34%.