BENGALURU, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Indian shares opened higher on Thursday, led by a rebound in information technology stocks after a drop in the previous session and supported by a sustained rally in state-owned banks.

The NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.30% at 21,906.55, while the S&P BSE Sensex added 0.33% at 72,061.47, as of 9:15 a.m IST.

(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman and Dhanya Ann Thoppil)