CAP: Indian stock market opens 69.60 points higher
Indian shares opened higher on Friday, with the key index Sensex up 0.70 percent shortly after opening.
Sensex rose 69.60 points, or 0.70 percent, to 9,973.06, Xinhua reported.
Sensex is the common name for the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensitive Index. It consists of the 30 largest and most actively traded stocks, representative of various sectors, on the Bombay Stock Exchange. The base year of Sensex is 1978-79 and the base value is 100.
