Sensex opens firm; Nifty opens above 7950

The market has opened in green as it awaits the RBI credit policy review and November auto sales data.

The Sensex is up 50.76 points or 0.2 percent at 26196.43 and the Nifty is up 22.90 points or 0.3 percent at 7958.15.

Gainers chart includes Vedanta, Sun Pharma, Wipro, Tata Motors and Hindalco while Reliance, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Auto, TCS and SBI are among losers.

The Indian rupee gained in the early trade. It has opened higher by 14 paise at 66.53 per dollar versus 66.67 yesterday.