Mumbai, Sept. 23 -- Indian benchmark indices opened in positive territory on Wednesday with Sensex surging over 200 points and Nifty hovering above 23,300 amid falling oil prices.

Both the indices opened with a gap-up; Nifty opened higher at 23,352.15 against the previous close of 23,329 and was trading at around 23,376.20, up 47.20 points or 0.20 per cent at 9:19 AM.

Likewise, Sensex opened at 74,648.32 against the previous close of 74,529.08 and was trading at around 74,729.92, up 200.84 points or 0.27 per cent at the same time.

Sectorally, most indices traded in the green; pressure was seen in IT, Pharma, PSU bank, and healthcare. Meanwhile, all broad market indices traded in the green during the early morning trade.

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