Equity benchmark indices climbed on Monday after two days of fall, tracking strength in global markets and buying in HDFC Bank. Sensex climbed 110.09 points or 17 bps to settle at 64,996.60. During the day, it jumped 326.94 points or 50 bps to 65,213.45.
Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 4,638.21 crore on Friday, according to exchange data The BSE benchmark had ended lower by 365.83 points or 56 bps at 64,886.51 on Friday. The Nifty declined by 120.90 points or 62 bps to end at 19,265.80.
From the Sensex pack, Larsen & Toubro, Mahindra & Mahindra, HDFC Bank, Sun Pharma, Maruti, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel and State Bank of India were among the top gainers. Reliance Industries, Nestle, Titan, HCL Technologies, ITC and Tata Motors were among the laggards.
In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong ended with gains. European markets were trading in the green. The US markets ended in the positive territory on Friday. Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 37 bps to USD 84.79 a barrel.
