Nifty futures on the SGX were trading 66 points higher at 15,696 around 8.35 am, indicating a firm start for the benchmark indices on Thursday.
Here are the top stocks to track today:
Earnings Today: Gujarat State Petronet, APL Apollo Tubes, Arvind Fashions, Nucleus Software Exports and Quess Corp are among 29 companies slated to post their quarterly numbers today.
Sugar stocks: The government brought forward the target date for achieving 20 per cent ethanol-blending with petrol by two years to 2023 to help reduce India's dependence on costly oil imports.
Panacea Biotec: Drug firm Panacea Biotec reported a consolidated