Indian shares slightly up

26 Aug, 2008

Indian shares rose 0.34 percent on Monday, posting their second straight day of gains as inflationary concerns eased on lower oil prices. The benchmark 30-share Sensex index rose 48.86 points to 14,450.35, off a day's high of 14,672.69. "Lower oil saw the markets open strong but it shed most gains on profit-booking and subdued European markets," said a dealer at brokerage ICICI Securities.
Last Thursday, India's inflation accelerated to a fresh 13-year peak of 12.63 percent for the week ended August 9, official data showed, fuelling expectations of more monetary tightening.

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