India, July 21 -- Indian shares recovered from an early slide to end higher on Monday, as strong Q1 earnings from heavyweights HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries helped outweigh tariff-related worries.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has called Aug. 1 the "hard deadline" for countries to start paying tariffs, adding that "nothing stops countries from talking to us after August 1."
The benchmark S&P/BSE Sensex reversed early losses to end the session up 442.61 points, or 0.54 percent, at 82,200.34, with a weakening dollar and lower oil prices offering some support.
The broader NSE Nifty index closed up 122.30 points, or 0.49 percent, higher at 25,090.70 while the BSE mid-cap index rose half a percent and the small-cap in...