(Reuters) -Indian benchmarks opened higher on Thursday, aided by strong earnings from Sun Pharma and Britannia Industries, while the inclusion of four domestic stocks in a flagship MSCI index also aided sentiment.
The Nifty 50 rose 0.18% to 25,643.7, while the BSE Sensex rose 0.34% to 83,749.93 as of 9:19 a.m. IST.
Indian markets were closed for a local holiday on Wednesday.
Twelve of the 16 major sectors logged gains. The broader small-caps and mid-caps traded flat.
Drug maker Sun Pharma rose 1.5%, while biscuit maker Britannia Industries jumped 4% after posting a rise in second-quarter profit.
Paytm gained 3.4% after analysts termed its second-quarter core performance healthy. The stock was also among the four companies included in the MSCI Global Standard index in its November rejig, a move likely to spur higher inflows into these stocks.
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Sumana Nandy)
