India, Oct. 15 -- Indian shares were sharply higher in early trade on Thursday as Brent crude futures fell nearly 2 percent toward $104 a barrel on reports that the Trump administration is considering easing sanctions on so-called shadow fleet vessels in order to reduce record-high global freight rates.
The benchmark 30-share BSE Sensex was up 679 points, or 0.9 percent, at 73,462 in early trade, while the NSE Nifty index surged 204 points, or 0.9 percent, to 22,826.
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