BENGALURU, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Indian shares opened lower on Friday, dragged by financials and tracking Asian peers, after U.S. economic data added to concerns of a potential delay in the onset of Federal Reserve rate cuts.
The NSE Nifty 50 index was down 0.18% at 21,679.05, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.21% at 71,278.95, as of 9:21 a.m IST.
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema and Mrigank Dhaniwala)
