Sensex, Nifty Set To Open Higher; HDFC In Focus Ahead of Earnings

Indian equity benchmarks are set to stage a gap up opening as indicated Nifty futures traded on the Singapore Exchange. The Nifty futures traded on the Singapore Exchange also known as the SGX NIfty futures rose 0.78 per cent or 112 points to 14,470. Equity benchmarks on Monday recorded their best performance on a budget day in over two decades after the finance minister announced a slew of measures to revive the pandemic-hit economy.