Indices hit fresh record highs; Nifty above 13,300

Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 150 points and Nifty crossed the 13,300 level to touch their fresh lifetime peaks in early trade on Monday.

After touching a record intra-day high of 45,245.30, at 10:10 am, the 30-share BSE index was trading 202 points higher at 45,281.

Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 49 points at 13,307. It touched its lifetime intra-day peak of 13,310.85 in early trade.

ONGC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising followed by ITC, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, HUL, UltraTech Cement and Asian Paints. On the other hand, HDFC Bank, Titan, Kotak Bank, HCL Tech and TCS were among the laggards.