Indian shares are set for a mixed start on Thursday as the conflict between India and Pakistan heated up after both said on Wednesday that they shot down each other's fighter aircraft.

Asian shares also slipped after cautious comments from US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer dented some of the recent optimism towards Sino-US trade relations.

Stocks in focus: Jet Airways, Wipro, Allahabad Bank. Click here to read more.

At 07:12 AM, the SGX Nifty, an early indicator of the Nifty 50's trend in India, was down 0.16 percent at 10,786.50, indicating a muted start for the Sensex and the Nifty.



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