Sensex, Nifty Gain; UltraTech Cement Top Gainer After Q3 Earnings

The S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 indexes staged a gap up opening on Monday paced by gains in UltraTech Cement, Titan, Bajaj Finance, HDFC, Tech Mahindra, IndusInd Bank and Bajaj Auto. The Sensex rose as much as 385 points and Nifty 50 index touched an intraday high of 14,491.10. Meanwhile, other Asian shares markets were on the defensive on Monday as rising COVID-19 cases and doubts over the ability of vaccine makers to supply the...