INDIA STOCKS-Indian shares open a tad higher as investors assess quarterly business updates

(Updates for market open) Oct 7 (Reuters) – Indian benchmark shares opened a tad higher on Tuesday, as upbeat business updates from companies and the central bank's lending reforms supported sentiment. The Nifty 50 was up 0.03% at 25,085.3, while the BSE Sensex added 0.11% to 81,883.95, as of 9:15 a.m. IST. Fourteen of the 16 major sectors advanced at open, but the gains were modest. The broader mid-caps and small-caps were up 0.2% and 0.3%, respectively. The benchmark indexes have gained about 1.9% each in the last three sessions, led by financials, while IT stocks rose on Monday ahead of the firms' quarterly earnings that kick off this week. (Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran and Vivek Kumar M in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman and Mrigank Dhaniwala)

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