Markets open in green: Sensex up 150 points, Nifty around 15,850
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The market indices opened in green on Tuesday (July 27). The benchmark Sensex was up 153 points, or 0.29 per cent, to trade at 53,006 levels. The Nifty50 was up 36 points at 15,861.
Tata Steel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising more than 1 per cent, followed by ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank, Maruti, Titan and SBI. On the other hand, Axis Bank, L&T, HCL Tech, Nestle India and HDFC were among the laggards.
At 9.25 AM, the Nifty Metal index was up 1 percent boosted by Hindalco, NALCO and Tata Steel stocks.