BENGALURU: Indian shares opened lower on Thursday, tracking a slide in global equities as US debt ceiling negotiations continued with no resolution in sight and weighed on sentiment.

Financials, metals weigh on Indian shares amid US debt-ceiling deadlock

The blue-chip Nifty 50 index was down 0.11% at 18,266.15 as of 9:15 a.m. IST, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.04% to 61,758.92.