Share Market Highlights: Sensex ends 491 pts higher; Nifty ends above 17,300

Today’s Stock Market News | Sensex, Nifty, and Share Prices: On Monday, the domestic equity market benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 finished nearly 1% higher. The BSE Sensex rose 491 points, or 0.8%, to 58411, while the NSE Nifty 50 index closed at 17311.80, up 0.7% or 126 points. Among the top BSE Sensex gainers were State Bank of India (SBI), Bajaj Finserv, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, NTPC, IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), and Kotak Mahindra Bank. L&T, HCL Tech, Wipro, Tata Steel, Nestle India, and Bharti Airtel, on the other hand, were among the top index laggards. The Bank Nifty finished 1.6 percent higher at 39921. The India VIX, or volatility index, rose 0.9% to close at 18.42 levels.

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