Nearly 200 stocks hit their one-year high level on the BSE on Monday supported by a rally in the broader market where the Sensex rose by about 134 points, registering gains for the sixth session.
A total of 192 firms surged to their 52-week high mark, including BPCL, DLF, GAIL, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd, Hero MotoCorp, IOC, M&M, NHPC, NTPC, Power Grid Corporation of India and Yes Bank.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 133.85 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 27,278.76 — its highest closing since October 26 last year.
It has added 747.20 points in the past five sessions.
As many as 20 stocks gained from the 30-share basket led by Adani Ports, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, ICICI Bank and Tata Motors.