Metal stocks Jindal Steel and Hindalco Industries joined auto majors Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki among the top gainers on the NSE near the close on Monday.
At 3.05 pm Jindal Steel had spiralled up to hold gains of 8.28 per cent. The stock was trading at ₹252.30 as against its previous close at ₹233.
Hero MotoCorp edged up further to quote at ₹2,734.85 as against ₹2,604.80 at close last week. This represented a gain of 4.99 per cent.
HIndalco Industries raced up 4.41 per cent to trade at ₹177.6 as against ₹170.10 at close last week.
Maruti Suzuki extended its morning gains to 4.26 per cent at ₹2,903.10 as against ₹2,784.50. The car maker announced today that domestic sales for August grew 29 per cent to 98,304 units.
Tata Power charged up 4.10 per cent at ₹90.15 as against ₹86.60 at close on Friday.