Indian equities Benchmark extended gains for the fifth straight session on Monday, with the blue-chip Nifty 50 index hitting a record high, led by financials and energy stocks.

Dear Trader… Markets continued to scale higher for the fifth consecutive session and closing at 22160.60 gaining nearly 0.28 percent. After an initial decline, the market rebounded sharply from the lower levels and printed a high of 22259.94.Meanwhile, on the sectoral front PSU Bank and CNX IT witnessed profit booking