Sensex, Nifty end higher as heavyweight stocks gain

The blue chip NSE Nifty 50 index closed up 0.40% at 15,746.50, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.44% to close at 52,574.46.

Indian shares closed higher on Monday, as gains in Nifty 50 companies Reliance Industries , Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone and Hindustan Unilever helped recoup losses from earlier in the session. The blue chip NSE Nifty 50 index closed up 0.40% at 15,746.50, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.44% to close at 52,574.46. Both indexes had fallen in the first half of the day, as investors continued to digest the U.S. central bank's surprise hawkish turn last week.