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Indian shares opened marginally higher on Thursday, led by private sector banks on positive sector commentary from Macquarie, while a decline in pharmaceutical stocks capped gains.

The NSE Nifty 50 rose 0.06% to 23,531.30, while the S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.17% to 77,477.91 as of 9:27 AM IST.