Sensex and Nifty closed at five months' closing high; Mid-cap index closed at record high .

Nifty was hovering around 8800 level for whole day and managed to close at 8801.05 levels, up by 60.1 points. Nifty closed above 8800 for the first time since September 23, 2016. Sensex closed at 28439.28 levels, up by 198.76 points. Nifty & Sensex closed at 5 months’ closing highs.

Broader markets outperformed the major indices. BSE Mid-cap index closed at 13430.94 levels, up by 145.53 points. BSE Small-cap index closed at 13539.72 levels, up by 117.62 points. Nifty Mid-cap index closed at record closing high.
 
36 Nifty stocks closed in green, 15 Nifty stocks closed in red in the pack of Nifty50 index.

Whirlpool, Titan and PC Jewellers Limited were the top gainers in the BSE Consumer Durables index, closing up by more than 2% each.

BSE FMCG index outperformed its sectoral peers.

Sugar stocks gained, with Renuka Sugar, KCP Sugar Industries and Dhampur Sugar all closing up by more than 10% each.

BSE Realty index was the top performer by gaining more than 1.7%. HDIL, Godrej properties, Prestige and Unitech were top realty gainers on Monday, gaining more than 2.5% each.