New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Indian equity markets kicked off trading on a positive note on Monday, with both the BSE Sensex and the NIFTY 50 inching higher in early deals, reflecting firm investor confidence and optimism ahead of a major artificial intelligence summit beginning here.
The Sensex rose 126.46 points, or 0.15 per cent, to trade at 82,753.22 around 10:09 am IST.
The index opened at 82,480.40 and hit an intraday high of 82,817.88, after dipping to a low of 82,276.95 earlier in the session.
The previous close was 82,626.76, indicating a positive bias in the initial hours of trading.
Meanwhile, the Nifty 50 climbed 50.30 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 25,521.40, buoyed by broad-based buying.
It opened at 25,423.60 and oscillated betwe...