Indian shares opened on a buoyant note on Friday as investors remained hopeful that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran would hold.
Elsewhere, Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a rare 32-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, with both sides announcing a temporary halt in fighting.
The benchmark BSE Sensex was up 569 points, or 0.7 percent, at 77,200 in early trade, while the broader NSE Nifty index jumped 200 points, or 0.8 percent, to 23,975.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.