Indian equity indices extended their gains on Monday for the second consecutive session, with gains in technology, bank, and metal sectors being the main drivers.

 Following a rebound on Wall Street at the conclusion of last week, Asian equities rose. U.S. stock futures maintained their upward trend today as an gains in retail sales in America in June helped investors' confidence.

The NSE Nifty rose 229 points or 1.43 percent to close at 16,279, while the 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 760 points or 1.41 percent to conclude at 54,521. Mid- and small-capitalization equities had a good last day, with the Nifty Midcap 100 rising 1.40 percent and the small-cap index rising 1.59 percent.

The National Stock Exchange's 15 sector gauges finished in the green.  The NSE platform was outperformed by the sub-indices Nifty IT, Nifty PSU Bank, and Nifty Metal, which saw increases of up to 3.13 percent, 2.77 percent, and 2.49 percent, respectively.  Nifty FMCG and Nifty Pharma, on the other hand, both had declines of up to 0.15 and 0.9%, respectively.

The top Nifty gainer in terms of individual stocks was Hindalco, whose share price climbed 4.75 percent to 367.20. Bajaj Finserv, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and IndusInd Bank were also among the winners. 

On the BSE, 2,354 shares climbed while 1,093 fell, resulting in positive total market breadth. IndusInd Bank, Infosys, TechM, Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, UltraTech Cement, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, and Tata Steel were among the top gainers on the 30-share BSE index.

On the other hand, Dr. Reddy's, HDFC Bank, M&M, Nestle India, Maruti, Hindustan Unilever, HDFC, and NTPC, finished in the red.

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