bengaluru july 6 reuters  indian shares edged up on wednesday as strong quarterly performance from top nonbanking financial company bajaj finance boosted financial stocks and a drop in crude prices eased inflation worries the nse nifty 50 index nsei rose 04 to 15869 while the sp bse sensex bsesn was up 056 at 5343316 as of 0348 gmt crude oil prices tumbled 9 on tuesday hit by worries of demand destruction which could bring down inflation for india the worlds thirdlargest importer the nifty finance index niftyfin rose 07 while bajaj finance bjfnns gained 17 after reporting strong june quarter numbers asian stocks slipped and the dollar stood by a twodecade high against the euro on deepening fears that the continent is leading the world into recession ​ reporting by nallur sethuraman in bengaluru editing by rashmi aich