Domestic shares end higher as IT stocks, banks gain

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty have ended her as IT and banks stocks performed well.

Indian shares closed higher on Monday on the back of gains in information technology and financial stocks, while automaker Mahindra & Mahindra firmed following an upbeat earnings report last week. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index ended up 0.12% at 16,258.25 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was 0.23% higher to 54,402.85.