By Administrator_India
Indian shares gained ground on Friday as financial stocks rose on the back of strong results from Indian Overseas Bank, with ITC adding to gains ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings.
The Nifty rose 0.72% to 10,358.15 and the Sensex was up 0.71% at 35,089.62 as of 0349 GMT.
Shares of Indian Overseas Bank Ltd surged 8% after the lender on Thursday reported a profit in the March quarter, compared with a loss a year earlier.
Shares of consumer goods giant ITC Ltd were up 2%.
Investors are also keeping a close watch on border tensions between India and China as well as rising coronavirus cases.
India on Thursday accused China of deploying large numbers of troops and weapons along a disputed Himalayan border in violation of bilateral agreements.
Also, data showed on Thursday that India’s total coronavirus cases rose to nearly half a million with nearly 15,000 deaths.
Meanwhile, Asian shares are set to end a choppy week more or less where they began as surging coronavirus infections cast a shadow over encouraging economic data.
