Benchmarks gain for third straight session

While BSE 200, BSE 500 and NSE Midcap hit lifetime highs, Nifty is 121 points away from record high

Indian equities continued their rally for the third straight session on Monday with benchmark indices closing 0.7 per cent higher. While several indices including the BSE 200, the BSE 500 and the NSE Midcap hit their lifetime high during the session, the benchmark indices are just shy of scaling new highs. During the session, the Sensex gained 192.8 points or 0.68 per cent to close at 28,661 while the broader Nifty gained 57.5 points or 0.65 per cent to close at 8,879. Even the market capitalisation of  BSE-listed companies clocked a new record or Rs 117.2 lakh crore. At Monday’s