Mumbai, Feb. 1 -- In a positive start to the trading day, the Indian stock market opened in the green on Thursday.

The Sensex saw a modest gain of 6.75 points, opening at 71,729.64, while the Nifty rose by 5.95 points, commencing the day at 21,731.64. The market performance was indicative of a cautious optimism among investors.

Notably, among the Nifty companies, 22 witnessed advances while 27 registered declines. The top gainers included BPCL, Eicher Motors, Cipla, M&M, and Maruti. Conversely, the top losers comprised LTIMindtree, Titan, LT, Wipro, and Grasim.

The positive trend comes on the heels of a challenging January for Indian indices, marked by a 0.5 per cent loss attributed to global cues and market volatility.

Varun Aggarwal...