Indian equity benchmark indices opened higher on Friday after Asian markets edged higher helped by hopes governments will make provisions to soften the impact on their economies from the coronavirus epidemic.

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At 9:15 am, the Sensex opened 100.41 points or 0.24 percent higher at 41,560.20 while the Nifty50 index opened at 12,208.95, up 34.30 points or 0.28 percent from its previous close.

Broader indices traded at par with the benchmark indices where the Nifty Smallcap100 index surged 0.49 percent while the Nifty Midcap100 index rose 0.46 percent.

Nifty IT remained the best-performing index in the early morning session, rising 0.69 percent while Nifty Realty was the only one to trade in the red, down 0.02 percent.

YES Bank, Tata Motors, UPL, BPCL and Zee Entertainment were the Nifty50 top gainers while Coal India, Eicher Motors and Dr Reddy's Laboratories remained the index top losers.

Vodafone Idea's share price rallied 21 percent intraday ahead of the Supreme Court's hearing on the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) modification plea.

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