Sensex ends at record closing high; SBI top gainer

(Reuters) - Indian shares ended at a record closing high on Monday led by State Bank of India after the nation's biggest lender cut deposit rates on the majority of its savings accounts while investors awaited a rate cut by the central bank later this week.
The broader NSE Nifty closed up 0.63 percent at 10,077.10, a record closing high, and notched up a monthly gain of 5.84 percent.
The benchmark BSE Sensex ended 0.63 percent higher at 32,514.94, also a record-high close, and gained 5.15 percent during the month.
(Reporting by Jessica Kuruthukulangara in Bengaluru; Editing by Sunil Nair)
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First Published: Jul 31 2017 | 3:57 PM IST
