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Indian shares are likely to start Wednesday's session on a positive note shrugging off weakness across other Asian markets. At 8:44 am, Nifty futures on the Singapore Exchange — an early indicator of India's Nifty50 index — were up 32.5 points or 0.2 percent at 17,423.5, suggesting a positive start ahead on Dalal Street.

Equities in other Asian markets fell on Wednesday as weak Chinese economic data reinforced worries about slowing growth globally as well as in the world's second-biggest economy. MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.4 percent in early Asian trade.

Overnight on Wall Street, the three main indices fell 0.53-0.8 percent after data showed inflation cooling in the US, raising fresh questions on when the US central bank will begin tapering its asset purchases. S&P E-Mini futures were up 0.1 percent in early Asian trade on Wednesday, suggesting a mildly positive start ahead in the US.