Indian shares rose on Friday, helped by a rebound in financial stocks, as investors awaited quarterly earnings results from State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender by assets.
The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) climbed 0.55% to 14,987.85 by 0355 GMT, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) rose 0.57% to 49,845.78.
Investor sentiment was also helped by a rise in broader Asian markets, following overnight gains on Wall Street as fears…