Indian equity benchmarks recovered early losses to close higher on Monday as energy and metal stocks gained, while shares of Future Group companies rose on reports Reliance would take over its retail stores.

Dear Trader… Indian equity benchmarks ended a volatile session near intraday high on Monday, extending gains to a second straight day, despite weakness across most other Asian markets as investors remained cautious on news flow on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Traders also awaited official data on India’s GDP for the October-December