India, Aug. 21 -- Indian shares extended gains for a sixth day running on Thursday as investors continued to remain optimistic about S&P's rating upgrade for India, improving Sino-India relations and the Centre's plan to rationalize Goods and Services Tax (GST).
In a key meeting held today, the panel of state ministers accepted the Centre's plan to reduce the four-rate system to two main slabs of 5 percent and 18 percent.
That said, the upside was capped by mixed global cues ahead of the Federal Reserve's annual symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, from August 21 to August 23, where Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is due to speak.
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 142.87 points, or 0.17 percent, to 82,000.71, extending gains for a sixth day runnin...