Indian equity benchmarks closed higher on Monday after falling for four straight sessions, boosted by banking and pharmaceutical stocks, with investors now eyeing a central bank policy meeting and the start of the domestic corporate results season.

Dear Trader… Indian equity benchmarks returned to the green zone after four days of losing streak and settled around a percent higher on Monday. Hopes of strong September quarter earnings, which will start with IT giant TCS, and continuation of dovish monetary policy from the Reserve Bank of India later