Capital market benchmark Sensex rallied 534 points on Monday, led by gains in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, Infosys and ICICI Bank. At close, the 30-share BSE index settled 534 points or 0.91 percent higher at 59,299.32. Similarly, the NSE Nifty surged 159 points or 0.91 percent to 17,691.25. NTPC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, followed by Bajaj Finserv, SBI, Bajaj Finance, Tech Mahindra, Dr Reddy’s and Tata Steel. On the other hand, Bajaj Auto, HUL, Nestle India, Kotak Bank and Titan were among the losers.

The overall market breadth was positive as 2,331 shares ended higher while 1,016 closed lower on the BSE.Mid- and small-cap shares outperformed their larger peers as Nifty Midcap 100 index rose 1.6 per cent and the Nifty Smallcap 100 index climbed 1.54 per cent.

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Buying was apparent across the board as all the 15 sector gauges compiled by the NSE ended higher led by the Nifty Metal index's 3 per cent gain. Nifty Realty,  Bank, Financial Services, PSU Bank, Pharma, Media IT and Private Bank indexes also rose between 0.9 to 2.6 percent.

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