India, June 11 -- Indian shares look set to open lower on Thursday as oil prices climbed on signs of rising tensions in the Middle East and U.S. President Donald Trump said he would notify trading partners within the next one to two weeks about the new unilateral tariff rates, with the choice to accept or reject them.
Meanwhile, Trump announced a new trade deal with China, but details and confirmation from China were lacking.
Benchmark indexes Sensex and Nifty rose around 0.2 percent each on Wednesday, with IT stocks leading the surge.
The rupee gained 11 paise to close at 85.51 against the dollar, breaking a two-day flat trend.
Asian markets were mixed this morning and U.S. equity futures dipped as investors react to the latest tariff ...