Indian shares are set for a weak start on Thursday despite gains in Asia and US stocks after US Federal Reserve minutes affirmed it would be "patient" on interest rate rises and risk assets got a lift from hopes of further progress in US-China trade talks.

Stocks in focus: Vodafone Idea, Dr Reddy's Labs, RIL, Coal India. Click here to read more.

At 07:12 AM, the SGX Nifty, an early indicator of the Nifty 50's trend in India, was down 0.28 percent at 10,736.50, indicating a weak start for the Sensex and the Nifty.



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