New Delhi, July 6 -- Indian markets open in green on Monday as domestic equity benchmarks trade higher at the opening bell. The BSE Sensex gained 176.99 points, or 0.23 per cent, to reach 77,940.90, while the Nifty 50 rose by 36.00 points, or 0.15 per cent, to trade at 24,306.85.

The positive start followed mixed trends across Asian peers, where the GIFT Nifty traded at 24,365.50, and the Hang Seng advanced to 23,476.00.

Minor positive movements are also seen in the Shanghai Composite at 4,046.71 and Thailand's SET Composite at 1,612.30.

On the other hand, South Korea's KOSPI showed the sharpest decline, dropping to 7,933.28, closely followed by Japan's Nikkei 225, Taiwan Weighted, Singapore's Straits Times, and the Jakarta Composite....