Sensex rose 935.72 points or 1.68% to 56,486.02 and Nifty was up by 240.85 points or 1.45% to 16,871.30 in the previous session. Sensex touched high and low of 56,545.83 and 55,556.47, respectively. There were 26 stocks advancing against 4 stocks declining on the index. Nifty traded in a range of 16,887.95 and 16,606.50. There were 37 stocks advancing against 13 stocks declining on the index. 

The top gainers on the Sensex were Infosys up by 3.76%, HDFC Bank up by 3.25%, SBI up by 3.14%, Maruti Suzuki up by 2.92% and Axis Bank up by 2.78%. On the flip side, Hindustan Unilever down by 1.66%, Sun Pharma down by 1.09%, Dr Reddy’s Lab down by 0.52% and Tata Steel down by 0.33% were the top losers.

The top gainers on Nifty were Infosys up by 3.79%, HDFC Bank up by 3.25%, SBI up by 3.22%, Axis Bank up by 2.98% and ICICI bank up by 2.89%. On the flip side, Indian Oil Corporation down by 2.59%, ONGC down by 2.33%, Hindustan Unilever down by 1.65%, Tata Motors down by 1.35% and HDFC Life Insurance down by 1.17% were the top losers.

Arihant Capital Markets Limited, Avadh Sugar & Energy Limited, AVT Natural Products Limited, Balrampur Chini Mills Limited, and BSE Limited have made fresh 52 weeks high on Monday.

3M India Limited, Akash Infra-Projects Limited, Future Supply Chain Solutions Limited, GE Power India Limited, and ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund – ICICI Prudential 5 Year G-Sec ETF have hit a 52-week low on Monday.

IDEA, GTLINFRA, YESBANK, PNB, RENUKA, SAIL, BANKBARODA, VISESHINFO, TATAMOTORS, and ITC were the most active equities on NSE.

Dangee Dums Limited, Ingersoll Rand (India) Limited, Technocraft Industries (India) Limited, Power Mech Projects Limited, and Mohit Industries Limited were the top volume gainers.

3PLAND, ADROITINFO, ANIKINDS, ANKITMETAL, and ANTGRAPHIC hit the upper price band while 3IINFOLTD, AJMERA, AJRINFRA, AKASH, and ALPSINDUS hit the lower price band. There were 162 securities that hit the upper band while 79 hit the lower band on March 14, 2022.