Indian shares open higher ahead of RBI policy minutes

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A man walks past a new brand identity for Nifty Indices inside the National Stock Exchange (NSE) building in Mumbai, India, May 28, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights

BENGALURU, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Indian shares opened higher on Thursday, tracking the rise in Asian peers, ahead of the release of the Reserve Bank of India’s policy meeting minutes.

The Nifty 50 (.NSEI) index was up 0.36% at 19,514.65 at 9:16 a.m. IST, while the S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) rose 0.37% to 65,673.02.

Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran and Manvi Pant in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema

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