Indian shares set for muted start in thin year-end trade

India's equity benchmarks were poised to open little changed near record highs on Friday in thin year-end trading volumes, with analysts saying further upside dependent on earnings momentum. The Gift Nifty futures were trading at 26,111 points, as of 8:00 a.m. IST, indicating that the benchmark Nifty 50 would open near Wednesday's close of 26,142.1.