MarketBuzz Podcast With Sonia Shenoy: Sensex, Nifty50 likely to open higher today; SGX Nifty futures gain

Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty50 are likely to open higher on Thursday tracking gains across global markets as investors looked past the threat of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. At 8:51 am, Singapore Exchange (SGX) Nifty futures -- an early indicator of the Nifty index -- were up 98 points or 0.6 percent at 17,076.