RIL, Infosys lift Sensex by 364 points, Nifty ends above 15,850

Indian benchmark equity indices closed higher on Monday tracking a positive trend in global markets. Sensex rallied 363.79 points or 0.69% to end at 52,950.63, while the broader NSE Nifty surged 122.10 points or 0.77% to 15,885.15. Titan was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 3 per cent, followed by M&M, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, TCS, Maruti and Infosys. On the other hand, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy’s and HDFC Bank were among the laggards. All sectoral indices on the NSE closed in the green. Nifty Realty, closing nearly 5% higher, was the top gainer followed by Nifty Auto and Nifty IT, up over 1% each. Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong ended with significant gains. Stock exchanges in Europe were also trading on a positive note in mid-session deals.