India, Aug. 21 -- Indian shares traded higher for a sixth consecutive session on Thursday, though overall gains remained limited due to 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 was up 260 points, or 0.3 percent, at 82,119 in early trade while the broader NSE Nifty index traded up 74 points, or 0.3 percent, at 25,126.
ICICI Bank, Trent, Reliance Industries, Larsen & Toubro, BEL and Bajaj FinServ all rose over 1 percent.
India Cements jumped 3.2 percent. UltraTech Cement is selling 20.1 million shares in the company through on Offer-for-Sale at a floor price of Rs. 368 per share.
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