Sensex, Nifty resume record-setting streak on foreign flows, oil

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Sensex and Nifty rose more than 1 percent on Monday, resuming their record-setting streak after two days of consolidations, as strong foreign buying and weak oil prices stoked buying in blue-chips such as HDFC Bank .

The Nifty gained as much as 1.15 percent to a new high of 8,180.20, while the benchmark Sensex rose 1.2 percent to an all-time high of 27,354.99, surpassing their previous records hit on Wednesday.

HDFC Bank provisionally rose 1.9 percent, while Reliance Industries ended higher 1 percent.

The Sensex closed 1.2 percent higher, while the Nifty gained 1.08 percent.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)