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title: "Indian shares muted as firmer oil, HDFC Bank weigh"
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description: "Indian shares opened marginally lower on Tuesday, with the Nifty 50 falling 0.09% and the BSE Sensex dropping 0.08%. Rising Middle East tensions and firm oil prices dampened risk appetite. HDFC Bank extended its losses, falling 1.1% following a 5.1% decline on Monday."
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# Indian shares muted as firmer oil, HDFC Bank weigh

July 21 (Reuters) - Indian shares opened marginally lower on Tuesday as rising tensions in the Middle East and firm oil prices hurt risk appetite, while top private lender HDFC Bank extended losses. The benchmark Nifty 50 fell 0.09% to 24,216.05, while the BSE Sensex shed 0.08% to 77,649.63 by 9:15 a.m. IST. The heaviest stock on the benchmarks, HDFC Bank fell 1.1% after losing 5.1% on Monday in

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