Indian shares were slightly higher in early trade on Thursday as oil prices stabilized and investors pinned hopes on U.S.-China talks yielding positive results on the Iran war.
The benchmark BSE Sensex was up 93 points, or 0.1 percent, at 74,701 after snapping its four-day losing streak on Wednesday. The broader NSE Nifty index edged up by 50 points, or 0.2 percent, to 23,463.
Zydus Lifesciences soared nearly 5 percent on share buyback news.
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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.