India, Oct. 29 -- Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rose in early trade on Thursday, driven by buying in blue-chip stock Reliance Industries and foreign fund inflows.

The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 245.43 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 73,491.46 in morning trade.

The 50-share NSE Nifty rose 62.55 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 22,761.40.

Adani Ports was the biggest gainer among Sensex constituents, rising 3 per cent after reporting an 18 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 3,682.44 crore for the quarter ended September.

Power Grid, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Titan, Reliance Industries, NTPC, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Hindustan Unilever, ITC, and State Bank of India also traded in positive territory.

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