Telecom shares Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel were among the top gainers on the NSE at close on Monday. Idea Cellular retained its position at the head of the pack, dialling up gains of 6.21 per cent at Rs 183 as against Rs 172.30 at close on Friday.
Bharti Airtel was firm but had edged lower from its morning levels. It held gains of 3.43 per cent at Rs 389.40. The share had closed the previous week at Rs 376.50.
UltraTech Cement was firm at Rs 2,944.05. This represented a gain of 5.08 per cent on its previous close at Rs 2,801.85.
Asian Paints moved up further to hold gains of 3.77 per cent at Rs 807.45 as against Rs 778.15 at close last week.
HDFC gained 3.44 per cent at Rs 1,306.2. The share had ended the overnight session at Rs 1,262.70.