Mumbai : Indian benchmark indices opened on a positive note on August 7 with Nifty above 19,550. The 30-share based Sensex was up 181.90 points or 0.28 percent at 65,903.15, and the broad-based Nifty was up 53.40 points or 0.27 percent at 19,570.40. About 1708 shares advanced, 605 shares declined, and 179 shares unchanged. M&M, Hindalco Industries, NTPC, Grasim Industries and Bajaj Finserv were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Cipla, ITC, Sun Pharma, Britannia Industries and Asian Paints.
