India's BSE Sensex close about 0.5% up at 84,951 on Monday, the highest level since October 29, marking the sixth straight session of advances. Market sentiment remained supported by a healthy earnings season, prospects of an India-US trade deal and expectations of rate cuts by the Bank of India. The NDA's win in the Bihar elections 2025 and Reserve Bank of India’s relief measures for export-linked industries affected by US tariffs gave an additional boost. Top gainers included Eternal, Maruti Suzuki India, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tech Mahindra, Titan, HDFC Bank, adding between 0.8% and 2%. On the other hand, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles plunged nearly 5%, after slashing full-year margin guidance, despite a 2110% yoy surge in net profit, as weak performance at Jaguar Land Rover weighed on results. Asian Paints, UltraTech Cement, Bharat Electronics were also among the biggest laggards, with losses up to 0.9%.