Sensex opens 243 points up, Nifty above 24,600 on Monday

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 19 (ANI): The Indian benchmark indices gained in the opening session on Monday, starting the week on a positive note following the global stock market sentiments.

The Nifty 50 index gained 0.39 per cent or 95.20 points at 24,636.35 in the opening session, while the BSE Sensex also opened higher with a surge of 243.41 points or 0.30 per cent to 80,680.25.

In the broad market indices, Ni