Samvat 2079 begins on a bullish note, Sensex surges over 500 points
The Sensex came close to touching the 60,000-mark. The 30-share gauge closed at 59,831.66, up 524.51 points, or 0.88%. It touched a session high of 59,994.25. The Nifty advanced by a similar level to close at 17,730.75. India's financial markets were closed for regular trading Monday, but traders and investors took cues from strength in global markets.