The Indian equities market opened in the green on Monday riding on the back of positive global cues and better PMI data.

At 10 am, S&P BSE Sensex was up more than 200 points or 0.38% to sit above 57,800 while NSE Nifty 50 index above 17,200, up 0.28%.

Bank Nifty was in the red while India VIX zoomed 5.38%. Mahindra & Mahindra was the top Sensex gainer up 5%, followed by Maruti Suzuki India and Reliance Industries. Sun Pharma was the top laggard, accompanied by IndusInd Bank and HUL.

S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from 53.9 in June to 56.4 in July, data released on Monday showed.