Equity benchmark Sensex climbed 126 points on Monday, propped up by buying in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, Maruti and SBI amid a higher opening in European equities.
The 30-share benchmark index ended at 57653.86 up by 126.76 points or by 0.22 % and then NSE Nifty was at 16985.7 up by 40.65 points or by 0.24 %.
Sensex touched intraday high of 58019.55 and intraday low of 57415.02 The NSE Nifty touched intraday high of 17091 and intraday low of 16918.55.
The top gainers of the BSE Sensex pack were Reliance Industries Ltd. (Rs. 2237.50,+1.54%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Rs. 983.95,+1.15%), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (Rs. 8315.00,+0.96%), State Bank of India (Rs. 510.00,+0.87%), Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (Rs. 1705.00,+0.80%), among others.
The top losers of the BSE Sensex pack were Tata Motors Ltd. (Rs. 411.85,-1.06%), Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (Rs. 220.10,-1.06%), Bajaj Finance Ltd. (Rs. 5592.85,-1.02%), Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Rs. 1139.55,-0.93%), Axis Bank Ltd. (Rs. 832.95,-0.90%), among others.
HCS index was at 21718.35 up by 158.33 points or by 0.73%. Morepen Laboratories Ltd. (Rs. 26.40,+8.06%), TTK Healthcare Ltd. (Rs. 1070.00,+4.63%), Biocon Ltd. (Rs. 206.40,+3.82%), Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Rs. 439.65,+3.29%), Lupin Ltd. (Rs. 659.10,+3.02%),.
Power index was at 3587.41 down by -78.23 points or by -2.13%. Adani Power Ltd. (Rs. 183.00,-4.98%), Adani Transmission Ltd. (Rs. 1069.20,-4.98%), Adani Green Energy Ltd. (Rs. 984.70,-4.40%), JSW Energy Ltd. (Rs. 226.55,-4.35%), Tata Power Company Ltd. (Rs. 186.70,-3.16%),.
The Market breadth, indicating the overall strength of the market, was weak. On BSE out of total shares traded 4065 , shares advanced were 1021 while 2866 shares declined and 178 were unchanged.