Sensex Today: Indian equity markets traded on a positive note on Monday, supported by strong buying in IT and banking stocks.

At around 1:00 PM, the BSE Sensex climbed 520.87 points, or 0.64 per cent, to 81,728.04, while the Nifty50 advanced 157.60 points, or 0.63 per cent, to 25,049.35.

Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv, HCL Tech, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, TCS, Trent, and Infosys were among the top Sensex gainers, rising up to 3 per cent.

In the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap 100 gained 0.30 per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 rose 0.11 per cent.

Among sectors, the Nifty Bank index advanced 0.55 per cent, while the Nifty Financial Services and Nifty IT indices gained 0.7 per cent each. On the flip side, the Nifty Metal index and the Nifty Pharma index were the to

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