Domestic equity markets edged higher in Monday's intra-day trade amid strong global cues and steady foreign flows
Key indices Nifty50 climbed over 150 points to trade above 17,950 levels and the S&P BSE Sensex advanced over 700 points to hit a high of 60,695 levels
The strength spilled across broader markets too, as Nifty MidCap 100 and Nifty SmallCap 100 surged up to 0.6 per cent.
Sectorally, Nifty IT and Nifty Auto indices were at the fore-front as they rose over 1 per cent each. Nifty Metal and Nifty PSU Bank, indices, however, slipped up to 0.3