Mumbai, Sep 12 || The Indian benchmark indices opened with mild gains on Friday on the back of strong global cues, driven by growing expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate cut next week.
As of 9.25 am, Sensex was up 114 points or 0.14 per cent at 81,663, and Nifty was up 39 points or 0.16 per cent at 25,045.
The broadcap indices outperformed benchmark indices, as Nifty Midcap 100 inched up by 0.43 per cent, and the Nifty Small cap 100 moved up 0.36 per cent.
Adani Enterprises, Infosys, TCS, NTPC and Axis Bank were among major gainers on Nifty, while losers were Bajaj Finserv, Titan Company and Tata Consumer Products.
Among sectoral indices, Nifty Auto, the top gainer, jumped 1.01 per cent. Nifty IT (up 0.74 per cent) and Nifty Metal (up 0.59 per cent) were the other major gainers. Nifty FMCG was the top loser down 0.62 per cent.