Financial, IT stocks lift Sensex over 400 points higher, Nifty tops 23,850

Indian benchmark equity indices opened higher driven by gains in financial, auto, and IT stocks ahead of the quarterly earnings season. The BSE Sensex and Nifty50 showed early gains, with Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki, and Mahindra & Mahindra leading the charge on the back of strong sales figures.