Mumbai, Oct. 30 -- The Indian equity markets opened on a flattish note on Friday amid elevated Brent crude oil prices, renewed geopolitical tensions and weak global cues.

Both the indices opened with a gap-up. Sensex opened at 74,199.69 and was trading at around 74,236.30, up 85.26 points or 0.11 per cent against the previous close of 74,151.04. Similarly, Nifty opened at 22,964.50 and was trading at around 22,956.00, up 19.25 points or 0.08 per cent against the previous close of 22,936.75 at the time of reporting.

All broad market indices traded in the red; most sectoral indices extended losses; however, IT and mid-small IT & telecom traded in the green, emerging as top gainers in the early morning trade. On the other hand, Nifty cemen...