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Indian shares are likely to start Friday's session on a positive note despite muted trade in other Asian markets. At 8:49 am, Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange — an early indicator of India's Nifty50 index — were up 90 points or half a percent at 17,695.5, suggesting a positive start ahead on Dalal Street.

Equities in other Asian markets were steady in early deals but headed for a weekly loss of more than 2.5 percent. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan recovered initial losses to trade flat. Chinese data this week suggested growth in the world's second-largest economy will slow in the second half of this year.

Overnight on Wall Street, two of the three key indices fell 0.2 percent each, whereas the tech stocks-heavy Nasdaq Composite edged up 0.1 percent. S&P 500 E-Mini futures were down 0.1 percent in early Asian trade on Friday, suggesting a muted start ahead in the US later in the day.