Indian Shares Modestly Higher In Choppy Trade; IT Stocks Extend Surge

India, Oct. 16 -- Indian shares were modestly higher in choppy trade on Friday after posting strong gains in the previous session, led by banking and information technology stocks.

The benchmark 30-share BSE Sensex was up 237 points, or 0.32 percent, at 74,552 while the NSE Nifty index rose 109 points, or half a percent, to 23,115.

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Wipro soared 4.6 percent after its second-quarter revenue beat estimates.

Tech Mahindra jumped 6.5 percent after beating second-quarter revenue expectations on the back of robust deal wins.

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