Nifty hits life high, heads for fifth straight session of gains

Reuters Market Eye - The Nifty on Monday hit a fresh life high above 7840.95, a level touched on July 25. The broader index is also heading towards its fifth consecutive session of gains.

Blue-chips gain: ICICI Bank is up 1.7 percent while Tata Motors gains 2.85 percent.

Asia shares up but gains limited as Ukraine sours mood.

Overseas investors bought shares worth 6.25 billion rupees ($102.86 million) on Thursday, provisional exchange data shows.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi)