Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty gained almost 1 per cent each on Monday, ending at 36,213.38 and 10,880.10 respectively led by gains in Infosys, TCS, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and ITC.
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Asian shares scaled a 5-month peak on Monday after US President Donald Trump confirmed he would delay a planned increase on Chinese imports as talks between the two sides were making ‘substantial progress,’ Reuters reported.