The Indian equity benchmarks on Monday, October 12, opened higher, with Sensex rising 329.31 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 72,801.64 and the Nifty 50 gaining 113.30 points, or 0.50 per cent, to 22,633.75.

As per ANI, the Sensex opened at 72,771.32, up 298.99 points from Friday’s close of 72,472.33, while the Nifty 50 opened at 22,593.20, up 72.75 points from its previous close of 22,520.45.