* NSE index up 0.18 pct, BSE index up 0.36 pct
* ICICI Bank top gainer on NSE Index
Aug 9 (Reuters) - Indian shares ended at record closing highs on Thursday, driven by strong gains in financial stocks such as ICICI Bank Ltd ICBK.NS and Axis Bank Ltd AXBK.NS .
The benchmark BSE index .BSESN closed up 0.36 percent to 38024.37, a record high, while the broader NSE index .NSEI ended 0.18 percent higher at 11470.7, its highest ever.
India's third-biggest lender by assets, ICICI Bank ended 4.8 percent higher at 333.95 rupees, while Axis Bank rose 4.35 percent to 622.2 rupees.
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