Mumbai, July 22 - A key index of the Indian markets opened stronger Wednesday, moving up 95 points from its last closing figure about five minutes into trading.

The 30-scrip index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, which opened higher at 15,124.92 points, was at 15,157.91 - 95.42 points or 0.63 percent higher than Tuesday's closing figure.

Around the same time, the S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) too was ruling in the green at 4,491 points, up 0.49 percent.

Broader market indices were also in the positive terrain, with the BSE midcap index trading 0.93 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index moving up 0.95 percent.