India, Aug. 14 -- Indian shares were marginally higher in early trade on Thursday, mirroring mostly positive cues from global markets ahead of the August 15 meeting between the U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent mentioned in an interview that sanctions on Russia could either be intensified or relaxed, depending on the outcome of the meeting.
The benchmark BSE Sensex was up 105 points, or 0.1 percent, at 80,645 while the broader NSE Nifty index edged up by 34 points, or 0.1 percent, to 24,653.
Infosys gained nearly 2 percent after announcing a joint venture with Australia's telecom and tech player Telstra.
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail advanced 1.7 percent despi...