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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty opened higher on Friday, driven by domestic institutional buying and gains in heavyweight Reliance Industries. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 158.19 points to 85,346.79 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 55.8 points to 26,202.35