India, Sept. 17 -- Indian shares opened a tad lower on Tuesday on concerns that India's current account and fiscal deficit might take a hit because of rising oil prices.

"We should allow a few more days to see how the situation plays out before taking a final view...depending on how long it persists it will have some impact on the current account deficit and further perhaps on the fiscal deficit if it lasts longer," RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das told the CNBC-TV18 news channel.

The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex dropped 45 points, or 0.12 percent, to 37,078 while the broader NSE Nifty index was down 17 points, or 0.15 percent, at 10,986.

TCS slid half a percent after announcing a new partnership with General Motors.

DLF gained 0.8 percent afte...