Expectations of healthy quarterly results, along with better - than - expected macro - economic data and forecast of above - average monsoon rains, buoyed the Indian equity markets on Monday.
Consequently, the key indices of the Indian equity markets provisionally ended the day's trade in the green.
The wider 50 - scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) ended higher by 64. 25 points or 0. 82 percent, to 7, 914. 70 points.
The barometer 30 - scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which opened at 25, 833. 16 points, provisionally closed at 25, 816. 36 points (at 3. 30 p. m. ) - - up 189. 61 points or 0. 74 percent from the previous close at 25, 626. 75 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 25, 870. 03 points and a low of 25, 634. 12 points during the intra - day trade.
The BSE market breadth was tilted in favour of bulls - - with 1, 442 advances and 1, 179 declines.