Indian equity benchmarks hit record highs for a second consecutive session on Monday, led by information technology stocks after better-than-expected results from HCLTech and Wipro.

Dear Trader… Market started the week on an upbeat note and gained nearly a percent, in continuation to Friday’s move.  The IT majors were on the front foot at the opening trade and the move further cascaded to select heavyweights from the banking and energy basket as the day progressed.