Markets started the week with an uptick and ended marginally higher. Upbeat global cues combined with favorable earnings announcements triggered a gap-up start which further strengthened with renewed buying in the IT majors.

Dear Trader… Markets started the week with an uptick and ended marginally higher. Upbeat global cues combined with favorable earnings announcements triggered a gap-up start which further strengthened with renewed buying in the IT majors. However, profit taking in energy, banking and cement heavyweights trimmed the gains as the day