The benchmark equity indices on the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened over 0.5 per cent higher on Tuesday. At 9:21 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was trading at 53,538.86, up 304.09 points (0.57 per cent) while the Nifty 50 was up 96.05 points (0.61 per cent) at 15,931.40.
