The Indian equity benchmarks ended Monday’s volatile session on a flat note but managed to close higher after declining in the previous two sessions. The Sensex rose as much as 580 points at the day’s highest level and Nifty 50 index touched an intraday high of 15,111.15 and low of 14,919.90. Gains in Infosys, Larsen & Toubro, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank and State Bank of India were offset with losses in HDFC, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance and Hindustan Unilever.
The Sensex ended 36 points or 0.07 per cent higher at 50,441 and Nifty 50 index advanced 18 points or 0.12 per cent to close at 14,956.