Opening Bell: Equity indices gain 0.5 pc, Maruti top gainer

Equity benchmark indices were in the green during early hours on December 08 on the back of mixed global cues amid rising coronavirus cases and US-China tensions.

At 10:15 am, the BSE S-P Sensex was up by 292 points or 0.64 per cent at 45,719 while the Nifty 50 gained by 67 points or 0.5 per cent at 13,423.

Except Nifty metal and pharma, all sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the positive zone with Nifty PSU bank up by 2.3 per cent, auto and realty by 1.3 per cent each, and FMCG by 0.4 per cent.

Among stocks, Maruti Suzuki was the top winner with gains of 2.2 per cent at Rs 7,912.45 per share.