<p>The BSE Sensex zoomed 342 points and the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 10,800 mark Monday, driven by IT and financial stocks, amid heavy foreign and domestic fund inflows.</p>.<p>The 30-share index ended 341.90 points, or 0.95 per cent, at 36,213.38; while the broader Nifty soared 88.45 points, or 0.82 per cent, to conclude the session at 10,880.10 after shuttling between 10,887.10 and 10,788.05.</p>.<p>The Sensex had shed 27 points in Friday's trade.</p>.<p>Covering up of short positions by speculators ahead of February derivatives expiry on Thursday also added to the momentum, brokers said.</p>.<p>Besides, other Asian markets scaling a five-month high and a higher opening of european shares after US President Donald Trump announced extension of the March 1 deadline for increasing tariff on import of Chinese products, as talks between the two sides were making "substantial progress", too boosted investor sentiment here.</p>.<p>Sentiments also got a lift after the GST Council at its meeting on Sunday slashed tax rates on under-construction housing properties to 5 per cent without input tax credit, from the existing 12 per cent, brokers said.</p>.<p>Top gainers in the Sensex pack include Yes Bank, TCS, Infosys, IndusInd Bank, HCL Tech, Bharti Airtel, HDFC, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto, ICICI Bank, Vedanta, Hero MotoCorp, ITC, Bajaj Finance, M&M and Tata Steel, surging up to 3.24 per cent.</p>.<p>On the other hand, Coal India, SBI, Kotak Bank, Asian Paints, L&T, ONGC, PowerGrid and RIL fell up to 0.37 per cent.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 6,311.01 crore, while DIIs made purchases of Rs 838.88 crore on Friday, provisional data showed.</p>
<p>The BSE Sensex zoomed 342 points and the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 10,800 mark Monday, driven by IT and financial stocks, amid heavy foreign and domestic fund inflows.</p>.<p>The 30-share index ended 341.90 points, or 0.95 per cent, at 36,213.38; while the broader Nifty soared 88.45 points, or 0.82 per cent, to conclude the session at 10,880.10 after shuttling between 10,887.10 and 10,788.05.</p>.<p>The Sensex had shed 27 points in Friday's trade.</p>.<p>Covering up of short positions by speculators ahead of February derivatives expiry on Thursday also added to the momentum, brokers said.</p>.<p>Besides, other Asian markets scaling a five-month high and a higher opening of european shares after US President Donald Trump announced extension of the March 1 deadline for increasing tariff on import of Chinese products, as talks between the two sides were making "substantial progress", too boosted investor sentiment here.</p>.<p>Sentiments also got a lift after the GST Council at its meeting on Sunday slashed tax rates on under-construction housing properties to 5 per cent without input tax credit, from the existing 12 per cent, brokers said.</p>.<p>Top gainers in the Sensex pack include Yes Bank, TCS, Infosys, IndusInd Bank, HCL Tech, Bharti Airtel, HDFC, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto, ICICI Bank, Vedanta, Hero MotoCorp, ITC, Bajaj Finance, M&M and Tata Steel, surging up to 3.24 per cent.</p>.<p>On the other hand, Coal India, SBI, Kotak Bank, Asian Paints, L&T, ONGC, PowerGrid and RIL fell up to 0.37 per cent.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 6,311.01 crore, while DIIs made purchases of Rs 838.88 crore on Friday, provisional data showed.</p>