India’s BSE Sensex erased early losses to close marginally up at 77,616 on Monday, marking the third session of advances, as tech strength helped offset concerns over renewed hostilities in the Middle East. Buying interest in IT stocks was boosted after Tata Consultancy Services (+5.4%) announced a multi-million-dollar deal with ABB to transform global network operations using AI. The optimism was reinforced by the company’s better-than-expected earnings growth reported last week. HCL Tech surged 5% ahead of its earnings release, with Tech Mahindra and Infosys also advancing firmly. On the other hand, FMCG, metals and pharma stocks faced selling pressure.