Mumbai, March 6 -- Indian equity markets opened flat on Thursday, buoyed by strong buying at oversold levels by domestic investors.

The Sensex gained 34.39 points to close at 73,764.62, while the Nifty rose 26.75 points to settle at 22,364.05.

Among Nifty stocks, 28 advanced while 22 declined. The top gainers included BPCL, Asian Paints, Shriram Finance, Reliance, and Tata Steel, whereas SBI Life, Britannia, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, and Trent were among the top losers.

The market's rebound comes after a prolonged period of weakness, with Nifty breaking its worst-ever 10-day losing streak on Tuesday by surging 1.2 per cent.

Commenting on the market movement, Akshay Chinchalkar, Head of Research at Axis Securities, said, "The Nifty final...