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Indian shares were marginally higher in early trade on Thursday, mirroring mostly positive cues from global markets<\/span> ahead of the August 15 meeting between the U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mentioned in an interview that sanctions on Russia could either be intensified or relaxed, depending on the outcome of the meeting. <\/p>\n The benchmark BSE Sensex was up 105 points, or 0.1 percent, at 80,645 while the broader NSE Nifty index edged up by 34 points, or 0.1 percent, to 24,653.<\/p>\n Infosys gained nearly 2 percent after announcing a joint venture with Australia’s telecom and tech player Telstra.<\/p>\n Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail advanced 1.7 percent despite widening its Q1 net loss. <\/p>\n RVNL rose 1.5 percent on securing an order worth Rs. 91 crore for installing video surveillance systems at 484 stations. <\/p>\n Muthoot Finance soared 10 percent after reporting its highest-ever quarterly profit. Zydus Lifesciences rose 1 percent after it announced the successful closure of a U.S. FDA inspection at its Ahmedabad formulation unit.<\/p>\n Brigade Enterprises fell 1.4 percent despite posting strong quarterly results. <\/p>\n HG Infra Engineering lost 3 percent on disappointing results.<\/p>\n BPCL edged down slightly despite more than doubling its Q1 profit from last year. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n Market Analysis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Vishal Mega Mart jumped 2.2 percent on reporting a 37 percent rise in quarterly profit. <\/p>\n