Key Indian equity indices trade marginally higher in afternoon session

Mumbai, Aug 24: The key Indian equity indices were trading marginally higher on Thursday afternoon.

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was trading 45.08 points or 0.14 per cent higher soon after opening.

The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was also trading 11.25 points or 0.11 per cent higher at 9,863.75 points.

The Sensex of the BSE, which opened at 31,673.44 points, was trading at 31,613.09 points (at 1.30 p.m.), higher 45.08 points or 0.14 per cent from the previous day's close at 31,568.01 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 31,678.19 points and a low of 31,546.05 points in the trade so far.