Sensex, Nifty open higher on financials, healthcare boost

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty opened higher on Wednesday after heavyweight financial and healthcare stocks gained.

Indian shares edged up to near record highs on Wednesday in choppy trading, boosted by gains in heavyweight financials and healthcare stocks. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.14% at 15,763.85 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.16% to 52,361.19 by 9:33 am. Both the indexes closed slightly lower on Tuesday, pressured by concerns around rising global inflation.