BENGALURU, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Indian shares were higher in early trades on Friday, led by gains in IT giant Infosys, bank stocks and strength in broader Asia.
The NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) was 1.77% higher at 17,315.60 as of 0350 GMT, and the S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) climbed 1.86% to 58,297.87.
read moreNifty's IT (.NIFTYIT), private sector bank (.NIFPVTBNK) and public sector bank (.NIFTYPSU) indexes were up over 2% each.
Two- and three-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto (BAJA.NS), a Nifty- 50 component, was 1% higher ahead of its quarterly earnings results later in the day.
Asian shares climbed on Friday following Wall Street, although gains could be shortlived over recession worries after surging U.S. inflation increased likelihood of higher interest rates for longer.