Domestic equity benchmarks registered sharp gains on Monday, continuing to rise for a third straight trading session, with financial and IT shares being at the forefront of the rally. Both headline indices rose 0.7 per cent for the day, with the Sensex climbing up 583 points to end at 81,790.1 and the Nifty50 adding 183.4 points to its previous close to settle at 25,077.7. Among index heavyweights, HDFC Bank, Infosys and TCS were the biggest contributors to the gains in both headline indices, as upbeat quarterly updates from several banks over the weekend.

Top Nifty 50 gainers and losers

Max Healthcare Institute, Shriram Finance, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Apollo Hospitals Enterprises, Axis Bank, Eternal and Bajaj Finance -- rising between 2.1 per cent and 6.3 per cent for the day -- ros

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