Indian shares opened on a buoyant note on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump cancelled a third consecutive day of strikes on Iran and claimed that a peace deal with Tehran is close to being finalized with a "time and place of the signing" to be announced shortly.
The benchmark BSE Sensex was up 680 points, or 0.9 percent, at 74,518 in early trade while the broader NSE Nifty index surged by 181 points, or 0.8 percent, to 23,343.
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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.