New Delhi, July 22 -- Indian stock markets made further gains during the opening session on Tuesday, following a robust close on Monday and supported by record levels in U.S. indices.

Despite the ongoing selling from foreign portfolio investors (FPI), investors remained hopeful as banking stocks continued to bolster the market.

The Nifty 50 index commenced at 25,166.65, increasing by 75.95 points or 0.30%, while the BSE Sensex started the day at 82,527.43, up by 327.09 points or 0.40%. By 11:12 IST, the Nifty 50 was down by 0.10% to 25,066 . 80 points, and the BSE Sensex was flat at 82,188.22.

Analysts observed that investor sentiment has become more favorable amid strong signals from the US, where both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached n...