New Delhi, June 1 -- Indian equity benchmarks started the month of June on a positive note today, opening in green as favourable global cues and strong sentiment across Asian markets helped domestic indices recover from the previous session's correction.

The BSE SENSEX stood at 75,196.96 points, up by 421.22 points or 0.56 per cent, while the NSE NIFTY 50 stood at 23,651.70 points, gaining 103.95 points or 0.44 per cent.

The positive domestic opening kept in trend across regional peers, including notable advances in Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea.

At the time of filing, the GIFT Nifty stood at 23,714.00 points, up 0.10 per cent, Japan's Nikkei 225 jumped 0.74 per cent to 66,820.00 points, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained 0.82 per ...