Indian shares opened higher on Friday after a three-day losing streak, led by a rebound in financials and information technology, and tracking Asian peers.

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 rose 0.70% to 21,610.70 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.79% to 71,767.14%, as of 9:16 a.m. IST.

(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil)