Markets began the week on a positive note and gained on the first three days of the week. There was correction and profit taking on the remaining two days. BSESENSEX gained 314.74 points or 0.88 per cent to close at 36,009.84 points. NIFTY gained 67.60 points or 0.63 per cent to close at 10,794.95 points. The broader indices saw the BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 gain 0.58 per cent, 0.63 per cent and 0.47 per cent respectively. BSEMIDCAP gained 0.19 per cent and BSESMALLCAP gained 0.05 per cent.

Stocks
The top sectoral gainer was BSEFMCG which was up 2.12 per cent followed by BSECONDUR 1.72 per cent and BSEHEALTHCARE 1.42 per cent. The top sectoral loser was BSEOIL&GAS down 2.40 per cent followed by BSEMETAL 0.95 per cent and BSECAP GOOD 0.82 per cent. In individual stocks, the top gainer was Axis Bank up 7.61 per cent followed by Aurobindo Pharma 6.21 per cent, Tata Motors 5.59 per cent and ITC 5.22 per cent. The top loser was Bharat Petro down 6.37 per cent followed by Hind Petro 6.13 per cent and GAIL 4.06 per cent.