Sensex edges higher; finance stocks lead

Reuters 

- Indian closed slightly higher on Monday, led by and consumer amid caution ahead of the corporate season that starts later this week.

The broader NSE ended up 0.09 percent at 9,988.75, while the benchmark BSE closed 0.1 percent higher at 31,846.89. Both indexes posted two-week closing highs.

The NSE bank index was up 0.26 percent, with IndusInd Bank rising 1.16 percent.

(Reporting by Samantha Kareen Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)

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First Published: Mon, October 09 2017. 16:02 IST