May 4 (Reuters) - Indian shares ended higher on Thursday as bank stocks climbed on a government move to tackle surging bad loans, while ICICI Bank rallied 9 percent after it said additions to non-performing loans would be lower this year.

The broader NSE index closed up 0.51 percent, ending at a record closing high of 9,359.90, while the benchmark BSE index ended 0.77 percent higher at 30,126.21.

For the mid-day report, see (Reporting by Samantha Kareen Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Sunil Nair)