Indian stock market, March 10 -- Indian equity indices witnessed a volatile trading day on Monday, March 10. The Nifty 50 index began trading at 22,521.85, down 30.65 points or 0.14%, while the BSE Sensex opened at 74,474.98, recording a modest rise of 142.40 points or 0.19%.

However, after opening on a tepid note, both indexes recorded strong gains, edging marginally higher. At 9:45 AM, the BSE Sensex rose by 342 points (0.46%) to reach 74,674, while the Nifty50 climbed 102 points (0.45%) to trade at 22,654.

Last week on Friday, the Nifty index closed at 22,552.50, recording a weekly rise of 1.93 per cent.

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