BENGALURU: Indian shares opened lower on Wednesday, tracking a slide in US and Asian peers, after negotiations over the US debt ceiling continued without a resolution nine days ahead of a potential default.

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The blue-chip Nifty 50 index was down 0.24% at 18,304.30 as of 9:15 a.m. IST, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.33% to 61,776.07.