Opening Bell: Nifty above 1,300, Sensex gains over 100 points; Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Finance and Titan among top gainers

The domestic equity markets started Tuesday on positive note amid mixed global cues. Headline indices Nifty50 and the S&P BSE Sensex opened above 18,300 and 61,400 at 18,337.20 and 61,430.77 respectively. The two indices surged over 0.20 per cent in the opening.  

Tech Mahindra, ONGC, Titan, Hindalco, Bajaj Finance, TCS, Sun Pharma, HDFC Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Axis Bank, Wipro, HCL Tech and Bajaj Finserv were among the shares to gain the most on Tuesday. Ultratech Cement, Eicher Motors, UPL, HDFC Limited, Infosys, IndusInd Bank, Nestle India, Maruti, Kotak Bank and Tata Steel were top laggards on the two indices. 

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In the pre-open, the Sensex crossed 61,400 as the index surged by 0.20% or 122 points to 61,430.77 with 24 shares advancing and six declining on the 30-share Sensex.  

Earlier, SGX Nifty hinted at a flat to positive opening for the Indian market as the futures index traded lower by 20 points or 0.11% to 18,330.  

Earlier, on Tuesday morning, Asian indices were trading in the green as Japanese Nikkei 225 was seen trading 0.77% higher, Hang Seng Index at the Hong Kong Exchange also gained 0.59% and Shanghai Composite added 0.24% at around 7.30 am.  

The US markets remained closed on Monday to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr's Day.