Market close: Market started the week on strong note and ended with a percent gain supported by the auto, metal and financials.

At close, the Sensex was up 848.18 points or 1.74% at 49580.73, and the Nifty was up 245.40 points or 1.67% at 14923.20.

About 2047 shares have advanced, 1024 shares declined, and 215 shares are unchanged. IndusInd Bank, SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and UPL were among the top gainers on the Nifty.

Losers included Cipla, Bharti Airtel, Larsen and Toubro, SBI Life Insurance and Nestle India. Among sectors, Nifty Energy, Bank, Auto, Metal and PSU Bank indices rose 1-4 percent.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices added 1.6 percent each.

News Source:- Moneycontrol