Indian shares opened on a positive note on Thursday as global bond yields eased and crude oil prices fell sharply on improving optimism surrounding the ongoing U.S.-Iran negotiations to resolve the Middle East conflict. The benchmark BSE Sensex edged up by 310 points, or 0.4 percent, to 75,628 in early trade while the broader NSE Nifty index was up 119 points, or half a percent, at 23,778.
Life Insurance Corporation of India, ITC, Nykaa, LG Electronics and GAIL India were moving higher ahead of their quarterly earnings results.
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.