Ambuja Cements was the top gainer on the Nifty. It touched an intraday high of Rs 119.35 and an intraday low of Rs 114.80. The share was quoting at Rs 118.65, up Rs 3.90, or 3.40%.

It was trading with volumes of 420,821 shares. Yesterday the share closed up 0.31% or Rs 0.35 at Rs 114.75.

MUMBAI: Equity benchmarks settled with modest gains Monday after a gradual upmove gave way to profit booking towards the fag end of the session. The financial sector was in the limelight even as banking stocks across global markets sulked in reaction to JP Morgan’s dismal quarterly performance. Meta..

MUMBAI: Key indices were trading on a firm note tracking gains in financial stocks. PSU and auto counters too led the upmove. Realty and metal stocks pared losses but were still trading in the negative terrain.

At 1:20 pm, National Stock Exchange’s Nifty was trading at 5278.90, up 0.51 per cent ..