India, Nov. 5 -- Indian shares were moving higher on Friday, shrugging off early losses as traders locked in profits at higher levels following recent strong gains amid an ongoing tech sell-off in global markets.

The 30-share BSE Sensex edged up by 610 points, or 0.8 percent, to 79,920 in choppy trade while the NSE Nifty index was up 125 points, or half a percent, at 24,652.

Mahindra & Mahindra soared 5.3 percent after the automaker reported a 13 percent jump in quarterly profit.

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