The markets have opened marginally higher tracking subdued global cues. The gains are capped due to a mild selling pressure visible in some heavyweights such as Tata Motors, HUL, ITC and HDFC Bank.
The Sensex has advanced 65 points at 18,778 and the 50-share Nifty has advanced 18 points at 5,705.
Meanwhile, the Asian markets are trading higher. The Hang Seng has advanced 64 points to 21,212, Shanghai Composite was up 11 points at 2,110 and Japan's Nikkei was up 81 points at 8,658 as index heavyweight Softbank Corp rallied after the company confirmed a $20 billion acquisition of a U.S. competitor
with a loan from four banks that also benefited from the news.