Market drifts higher in early trade

Local stocks nudged higher in early trade on positive Asian stocks. At 9:28 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, was up 89.32 points or 0.25% at 36,410.61. The Nifty 50 index was up 23.20 points or 0.21% at 10,913.50.