Indian shares are seen opening higher on Wednesday amid trade optimism after Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said the ambitious India-EU free trade agreement is likely to be implemented within the 2026 calendar year.
Benchmark indexes Sensex and the Nifty rose around half a percent each on Tuesday after India and the European Union confirmed that they had signed a long-awaited historic trade pact, which will significantly expand the overall trajectory of two-way engagement in a range of sectors and reduce dependence on the unpredictable U.S. relationship.
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