BENGALURU: Indian shares opened higher on Thursday as solid domestic growth data boosted sentiment and as broader Asian equities rose over receding bets for a rate hike by the US Federal Reserve this month.

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The blue-chip Nifty 50 index was up 0.12% at 18,556.35 as of 9:17 a.m. IST, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex advanced 0.09% to 62,676.11.