Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 6 (ANI): Indian equity benchmark indices opened marginally higher on Friday despite a sharp sell-off across global stock markets, as heavy losses in US technology stocks and weak Asian markets kept investors cautious.

The Nifty 50 opened at 24,538.20, gaining a marginal 1.60 points or 0.01 per cent, while the BSE Sensex started trading at 79,413.66, up 103.65 points or 0.13