Stock markets start fresh week with gains
MUMBAI [Maha Media]: Indian stock markets started the fresh week with gains as both the indices, Nifty and Sensex , surged on Monday.
The Nifty 50 index opened at 24,956.15 points after gaining 0.41 per cent or 102.10 points, while the BSE Sensex surged by 545 points or 0.67 per cent to open at 81,770.02 points.
However, soon the benchmark indices succumbed to profit-taking and were trading lower. The BSE benchmark gauge quoted 136.52 points down at 81,060.86 and the Nifty traded 100.70 points lower at 24,753.35.