By Bharath Rajeswaran (Reuters) -Indian shares closed higher for a third straight session on Tuesday, led by HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries due to cheaper valuations after the benchmarks slipped into correction territory recently.

Shares of HDFC Bank Ltd. 500180 inched up 0.38% to 1,804.55 Indian rupees Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index 1 rising 0.

Indian shares closed higher on Monday, led by gains in heavyweights such as Reliance Industries, as the recent decline presented “attractive buying opportunities”, while analysts said investors had already accounted for slowing economic growth.