BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares are opened higher on Wednesday, led by a jump in ITC on British American Tobacco’s plan to sell a stake at a premium, and tracking the rise in Asian markets.
The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index added 0.28% to 22,397.55, while the BSE Sensex rose 0.32% to 73,906.61, as of 9:20 a.m. IST.
ITC jumped 6.3% and was the top gainer on the Nifty.
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Sohini Goswami and Savio D’Souza)
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