REUTERS - Indian shares rose to their highest in more than a year on Wednesday as a string of positive earnings results, including most recently from Whirlpool of India Ltd, lifted sentiment ahead of economic growth data later in the day.
Nifty rose 0.48 percent to 8,786.20 after earlier hitting its highest since April 2015. It gained 1.7 percent in August, marking its sixth consecutive monthly gain.
Sensex rose 0.39 percent to 28,452.17 after earlier hitting its highest since July 2015. It ended up 1.4 percent for the month.
(Reporting by Arnab Paul in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
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