Sensex up 415 pts, ends above 60K; Nifty tops 17,700; IT, auto stocks rally

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Stock market highlights: Positive global mood swept across Indian equities, with benchmark indices rising 0.7 per cent each on Monday. The S&P BSE Sensex jumped 415 points to close at 60,224, while the Nifty50 advanced 117 points to settle at 17,711. Both the indices, however, were below their intra-day highs of 60,498.5, and 17,799.95, respectively.

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Tata Motors, NTPC, Power Grid, Infosys, Bajaj Finserv, Asian Paints, RIL, ITC, HDFC, Wipro, TCS, Axis Bank, HUL, and HCL Tech were the top Sensex gainers today, rising between 0.5 per cent and 3 per cent. 

Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, L&T, ICICI Bank, and Ultratech Cements were the laggards. 

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The broader markets, meanwhile, outperformed the frontline indices with up to 0.9 per cent gain. Among sectors, the Nifty IT index were the top performing index (up over 1.2 per cent), followed by the Nifty Auto index (up 1 per cent).