The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 170.42 points at 29,826.26 and the 50-share NSE Nifty rose 50.90 points to 9,268.85. About three shares advanced for every two shares falling on the BSE.

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ITC, UPL, Dr. Reddy's, among others are being watched by analysts, while steel and oil and gas too remain on their radar.

Adani Ports, Reliance and Maruti Suzuki were among the top gainers on both indices, while HDFC, Coal India, Asian Paints and HCL Tech were a drag.

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The market opened flat with a negative bias on Monday, tracking weakness in Asian peers and fall in FMCG and private banks stocks.

The 30-share BSE Sensex was up 188.01 points or 0.65 percent to 28949.60.

Equity benchmarks started off the week on a positive note, tracking positive Asian cues and after consolidation in previous week.

The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 216.17 points at 28456.69 and the 50-share NSE Nifty rose 63 points to 8803.95.

ITC, L&T, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma and ONGC are top gainers while Infosys, Tata Motors, Adani Ports, Axis Bank and HDFC Banks are losers in the Sensex.

ONGC, GAIL, Asian Paints, Adani Ports and Tata Motors are gainers while Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Wipro, Infosys and TCS are losers in the Sensex.

Bajaj Auto sales decline in December, the company's stock on Impact show. Bajaj Auto's stock traded 2.2 per cent broken.

Sensex down 256 points in this environment is broken. While the Nifty slipped below 7,950.

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The Indian rupee opened higher by 8 paise at 66.71 per dollar versus 66.79 Friday.

It is trading activity in the Indian stock market on the optimistic occasion of Diwali (Deepawali), a big festival for people of India .

About two shares advanced for every share falling on the exchange.

Cipla, Tata Steel, Infosys, GAIL and Asian Paints are top gainers while HDFC, Bharti, ONGC, Adani Ports and SBI are major gainers in the Sensex.

The Indian rupee rose in the early trade on Monday. It has opened higher by 7 paise at 66.54 per dollar versus 66.61 Friday.