India, July 9 -- Indian shares opened on a positive note Thursday, after having suffered heavy losses in the previous session amid renewed geopolitical tensions and a spike in crude oil prices.

The U.S. military struck Iran for the second straight day, but President Donald Trump said additional strikes on Iran won't last long, drawing a line against the possibility of a full-scale war.

The benchmark BSE Sensex jumped 550 points, or 0.7 percent, to 77,053 after tumbling more than 2 percent in the previous session.

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