Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 3 (ANI): The stock market indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, started the Friday trading session on a positive note in line with upbeat global market trends.

The Nifty 50 index opened at 22,766.35 and gained 134.25 from the previous close while the Sensex index opened at 75,017.82 and gained 408.25 points from Thursday. Both the indices have gained around 0.5 per cent during the early trade. In the Nifty 50 index at the time of filing this report, 38 stocks were trading in advance and 12 stocks in decline.

The shares of Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserve, ONGC, NTPC and Shri Ram Finance made into the list of top gainers of Nifty 50, while the Adani Enterprises, Hero Motocorp and Bharti Airtel made into the list of top losers. The stocks of Bajaj Finance gained more than 6 per cent and Bajaj finserve gained more than 3 per cent after the strong buying trend in both the companies.

"Better than anticipated guidance from Apple and the announcement of a USD 110 billion share buyback post US markets close set the stage for smart market action in Asia this morning" said Ajay Bagga, Banking and Market expert.