New Delhi: In tumultuous trade on Monday, Indian market indexes finished higher as gains in consumer goods, financial, and technology firms offset losses in metal, energy, and auto company stocks.

The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 237 points, or 0.46 percent, to 51,598 points today, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 57 points, or 0.37 percent, to 15,350 points.

Seven of the NSE's 15 sector gauges ended the day in the green. The Nifty FMCG, Nifty IT, and Nifty Financial Services sub-indices all outpaced the platform, advancing 1.80%, 0.87%, and 0.96%, respectively. Nifty Metal, Nifty Oil & Gas, and Nifty Auto all fell as high as 3.90, 3.26, and 0.70 percent, respectively.

HDFC was the highest Nifty gainer, rising 3.93 percent to Rs. 2,133.35. Among the winners were Hindustan Unilever, Britannia, Wipro, and Asian Paints.  

On the BSE, however, the total market breadth was negative, with 701 shares rising and 2,714 falling. HUL, HDFC Housing, UltraTech Cement, Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Wipro, Infosys, Sun Pharma, Titan, Nestle India, Tech Mahindra, and Bajaj Finance were among the top gainers on the BSE index of 30 stocks.

In addition, shares of LIC, the country's largest insurer and domestic financial investor, rose 1% to Rs. 661.25. The stock fell to an all-time low of Rs. 650 during the day before rebounding.

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