The Indian markets on Monday closed on a positive note, as both the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty end around 0.7 per cent mostly led by Auto stocks on the back of impressive July sales. 

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The BSE Sensex surged 364 points or 0.69 per cent to 52950.6, while Nifty50 gained 122 points or 0.77 per cent to 15885 at the close today. In broader markets, the mid-cap index grew over 435 points or 1.56 per cent to 28250.4 levels at the market close on Monday. 

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In the broader markets, both, the BSE MidCap and SamllCap indices hit record highs of 23,342 and 27,106, respectively earlier in the trade

Another important index to market, Nifty Bank closes in the green by 126 points or 0.36 per cent to 34710 levels, with PNB and Bandhan Bank surged most amid first-quarter results. 

Out of 50 scrips on Nifty50, 37 advanced, 13 declined at the close. The shares of Titan and Shree Cement surged most by over 3.5 per cent each at close today, followed by BPCL up over 3 per cent. While Adani Ports and Eicher Motors jumped around 3 per cent at the market close today.

On the other hand, UPL shares declined most at the close today by 2.25 per cent, the company had released satisfying Q1 results on Friday aftermarkets. Tata Steel slumped second-most by 1.5 per cent, followed by Bajaj Twins — Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv around 0.5 per cent today. 

All sectoral indices ended in the green on the first day of the trading session this week. Nifty Realty grew most by almost 5 per cent at the close, followed by Nifty Auto and IT each surging over 1 per cent at the market close, besides banking and financial stocks also contributed most to lift the market up in trade.

European Index rose around 0.8 per cent, while the STOXX 600 hit a new all-time high, up 0.7 per cent. In Asia, Nikkei jumped 2 per cent, Kospi rallied 0.65 per cent, and Hang Seng added 1 per cent.