Indian shares rose on Monday after five consecutive sessions of declines as a sharp fall in oil prices brought relief to the markets after the United States and Iran paused strikes over the weekend.
Lower oil prices help India, the world's third-largest importer, by potentially easing inflation concerns and supporting economic growth.
The benchmark Nifty 50 (.NSEI) rose 0.78% to 23,951.70, while the BSE Sensex (.BSESN) added 0.84% to 76,705.34 by 9:51 a.m. IST.
All 16 major sectors logged gains. The broader small-caps (.NIFSMCP100) and mid-caps (.NIFMDCP100) rose about 1.2% each.
A post-results rally in food and beverages firm Tata Consumer (TACN.NS), state-owned power generator NTPC (NTPC.NS), lenders IDFC First Bank (IDFB.NS) and AU Small Finance Bank (AUFI.NS) also helped.
Tata Consumer and NTPC gained 2% and 1%, respectively. IDFC First Bank and AU Small Finance Bank jumped 6.2% and 4%, on robust quarterly results.
IT index (.NIFTYIT) rose 2.5%, led by a 3.2% gain in Infosys after Jefferies upgraded the sector to "neutral" from "underweight."
Global markets have received some relief as Brent crude fell 4.4% to $92.5 a barrel after Iran said on Sunday that it would halt its attacks as long as the United States did the same.
"Decline in crude prices has provided a supportive backdrop for Indian equity markets, while optimism around corporate earnings has aided investor sentiment," said Sachin Gupta, vice president of research at Choice Broking.
Oil marketing companies BPCL (BPCL.NS), HPCL (HPCL.NS) and Indian Oil (IOC.NS) rose by 1%–2%, while IndiGo (INGL.NS), paint makers Asian Paints (ASPN.NS) and Kansai Nerolac (KANE.NS) and tyre makers JK Tyre (JKIN.NS) and CEAT (CEAT.NS) rose between 2%–4.3%.
"Positive global cues and strong domestic institutional buying could support sentiment at the opening, although resistance near the 24,000 zone may limit aggressive upside," Gupta said.
SBI Card (SBIC.NS) climbed 3% after posting a higher quarterly profit on a boost in asset quality.