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Among sectoral indices, the Nifty Realty index jumped 2.76 percent. Among losers, Nifty PSU Bank index dropped 3.66 percent, Consumer durables, oil & gas lost 2.55 percent and 1.75 percent, respectively.
The top laggards on the Nifty PSU Bank index were Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda and Union Bank, all slumping over four percent
Last week, the BSE benchmark climbed 147.99 points or 0.20 per cent. The NSE Nifty advanced 55.9 points or 0.24 per cent.
The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 732.96 points or 0.98 per cent to settle at 73,878.15 on Friday. The NSE Nifty also declined 172.35 points or 0.76 per cent to 22,475.85.
The ongoing fourth quarter earnings season, global factors and macroeconomic data would guide the trends in the equity markets this week, analysts said. Markets would also take cues from trading activity of foreign investors, rupee-dollar trend and movement of global oil benchmark Brent crude. 'Domestically, the next batch of Q4 earnings reports will drive stock-specific movements, Hero MotoCorp, Larsen & Toubro, BPCL, State Bank of India, Eicher Motors and Tata Motors are some of the big names in the list and the next phase of voting,' said Pravesh Gour, senior technical analyst, Swastika Inv...