Equities have begun the day on a good note, with the Sensex rising over 100 points, while the Nifty managed to open above 10,650-mark. The Sensex is up 143.63 points at 34857.23, while the Nifty is up 56.20 points at 10674.00. The market breadth is positive as 333 shares advanced, against a decline of 171 shares declined, while 54 shares were unchanged. Among stocks, Axis Bank took a hit of 3 percent in the first few minutes, after the bank reported dismal set of numbers for the March quarter as provisions trebled. Meanwhile, IDBI Bank is also trading lower by 4 percent after its ex-CMD has been booked in a fraud case. Meanwhile, global markets were trading higher on the back of positive handover from US. Asian shares edged higher on Friday, after US equities were buoyed by solid quarterly earnings and a rebound in technology stocks, while the euro languished near three-month lows after the European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged. » Read more