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Indian shares inch higher led by IT, energy shares; Fed in focus
Indian shares rose on Tuesday, helped by gains in information technology and energy stocks, with investors keenly waiting for a key U.S. inflation reading and the Federal Reserve's policy choice. The NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.3% at 23,325.40, while the S&P BSE Sensex also rose 0.3% at 76,689.02, since 10:44 a.m. IST. All 13 significant sectors logged gains, with energy stocks increasing 0.6%, driven by an almost 4% jump in ONGC after Jefferies raised its target rate on the oil refiner's stock. U.S. interest rate-sensitive IT stocks got 0.2% as financiers waited for the U.S. consumer rate index...