Sensex climbed 624.70 points or 0.80 per cent to 78,666.29. Nifty stood at 23,740.60, up 153.10 points or 0.65 per cent. The BSE market capitalisation rose Rs 87,765 crore to Rs 4,41,86,982 crore.
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty climbed nearly 1 per cent in Monday’s trade, in line with Asian peers, led by buying in banking and financial names, as investors felt the recent five-day fall was unwarranted. US stocks climbed over 1 per cent on Friday, S&P500 futures advanced and markets across South Korea, Japan and China moved in tandem. India was no exception.