Sensex opens 100 points higher, Nifty above 23,400; SBI up 1%

On the BSE, Bajaj Finserv was the biggest gainer among major stocks, rising 1.68%, followed by TCS at 1.64% and Tech Mahindra at 1.57%. IndiGo, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and Trent were among the other notable gainers.

The BSE Sensex was at 76,814.73, up 244.38 points or 0.32 per cent, while the Nifty was at 23,971.35, gaining 56.90 points or 0.24 per cent, around 9:23 am.