BENGALURU, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Indian shares opened higher on Thursday, tracking a rise in global stocks after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged and Chair Jerome Powell hedged on the possible end of the rate hiking cycle.

The NSE Nifty 50 index was up 0.78% at 19,136.25 as of 9:16 a.m. IST, while the S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.79% to 64,086.70.

(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman)