Sensex, Nifty open higher as investors eyes blue-chip earnings

The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 1.12% to 15,031.1 by 9:24 am, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was up 1.19% at 50,324.55.

Indian shares climbed to their highest since mid-March on Thursday as investors looked past surging coronavirus cases at home and focused on earnings reports from blue-chip companies. The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 1.12% to 15,031.1 by 9:24 am, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was up 1.19% at 50,324.55. Reliance Industries, India's largest company by market value, rose as much as 2.4% to a three-week high, boosting the benchmark indexes.