Indian shares opened a tad higher on Friday despite weak cues from global markets and disappointing earnings results from the likes of TCS and Tata Elxsi.
The benchmark BSE Sensex was up 282 points, or 0.3 percent, to 82,454 in opening trade, while the broader NSE Nifty index edged up by 83 points, or 0.3 percent, to 25,265.
Natco Pharma surged 4 percent after the Delhi High Court upheld an earlier order allowing the company to sell a generic version of Roche's spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) drug, Risdiplam, in India.
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.