Sensex jumps over 150 points to fresh high; Nifty crosses 15,900

On the other hand, Titan, TCS, UltraTech Cement, Bharti Airtel and L&T were among the laggards.

the BSE Sensex on Monday surged above 53,000, gaining over 300 points in the pre-opening session. While the broader Nifty 50 index was just shy of 16,000, rising 130 points.

After touching a lifetime high of 53,126.73, the 30-share BSE index was trading 142.85 points or 0.27 per cent higher at 53,067.89 in initial deals. (MINT_PRINT)