Indian shares are seen opening a tad higher on Friday, tracking firm cues from other Asian markets. Stock-specific action may be seen due to lack of fresh triggers, lingering trade deal uncertainty and foreign fund withdrawals.
Benchmark indexes Sensex and Nifty ended a choppy session narrowly mixed on Thursday. Growth-related auto, bank and IT stocks and select heavyweights such as Larsen & Toubro and NTPC advanced, offsetting declines in major FMCG names.
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