Mumbai, Sept. 5 -- Indian stock markets continued their upward momentum on Friday with a positive opening, supported by optimism around the recently announced GST 2.0 reforms.

Investors are hopeful that the new tax rationalisation measures will improve the overall volume of consumption in the economy, driving growth in the coming quarters.

The Nifty 50 index opened at 24,818.85, gaining 84.55 points or 0.34 per cent, while the BSE Sensex surged 294.41 points or 0.36 per cent to open at 81,012.42.

Market experts believe the reforms have the potential to trigger a recovery phase, especially after a period of underperformance in the equity markets.

Banking and market expert Ajay Bagga told ANI, "While industry is welcoming the GST 2.0 re...