MUMBAI: Key Indian equity indices on Monday provisionally closed at fresh highs as healthy buying in auto, IT and consumer durables stocks, coupled with positive global cues, kept investors’ sentiment upbeat. However, some gains were curbed as investors booked profits in oil and gas, and healthcare stocks.

The wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) touched a record high of 11,171.55 points during intra-day trade. The NSE Nifty50 provisionally closed higher by 60.75 points or 0.55 per cent at a new level of 11,130.40 points.

On the BSE, the barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) closed at a fresh high of 36,283.25 points − up 232.81 points or 0.65 per cent − from its previous close.

Indo-Asian News Service