At Close, the Sensex was up 319.90 points or 0.53% at 60,941.67, and the Nifty was up 90.80 points or 0.50% at 18,118.50 due to Strong global mood, positive early Q3 results, and softening crude oil prices propelled domestic markets higher in Monday's trade. Tata Motors, Hindalco, IndusInd Bank, SBI Life, and Kotak Bank were the top gainers of the Nifty while Dr. Reddy, NTPC, Bajaj Finserv, Asian Paints, and UltraTech Cement were the top losers. Sectorally, the Nifty Bank index gained the most, up to 0.8 percent. Among sectors, auto, FMCG, healthcare, oil & gas, and information technology indices are up 0.5-1 percent, while realty, and power are down 0.4-0.7 percent. Broader markets, meanwhile, were mixed as Nifty MidCap 100 and Nifty SmallCap 100 indices saw marginal gains.