Sensex gains; L&T, steel stocks lead

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Sensex rose on Monday to mark its highest close in nearly a month as shares such as Tata Steel gained after promising manufacturing data at home and in China eased concerns about slowing economies.

Tata Steel provisionally rose 1.8 percent. Larsen and Toubro provisionally gained 2.6 percent on its plans to monetise assets in a key unit.

The Sensex provisionally gained 0.52 percent, while the Nifty ended higher 0.68 percent, marking their highest close since Nov 5.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)