Indian shares up; TCS gains, Wipro drops

MUMBAI, INDIA: Indian shares rose 0.2 percent in early trade on Friday, with top outsourcer Tata Consultancy Services rising as much as 5.8 percent to a record high of 1,040.70 rupees as results beat street view.

Wipro fell nearly 4 percent after the third-largest software services firm missed forecasts with a 10 percent rise in second-quarter profit.

At 9:20 a.m. IST, the 30-share BSE index .BSESN was up 0.16 percent at 20,293.41 points, with 16 components advancing.