Indian stock indices upbeat for fifth consecutive session

Indian stock indices settled in the green Monday, scaling higher for the fifth consecutive session, with Nifty pharma, Nifty consumer durables and Nifty FMCG gaining the most.

Sensex today settled at 72,708.16 points, up 281.52 points or 0.39 per cent, and Nifty settled at 22,122.25 points, up 81.55 points or 0.37 per cent.Among the widely-tracked Nifty 50 stocks, 27 advanced and the rest 23 declined. The US equity market remains closed today on account of President’s Day.