Sensex, Nifty close at record highs as metal stocks provide fillip

Indian shares closed at record highs on Monday, buoyed by gains in metal stocks, with Tata Steel Ltd posting its best day in a month.

The broader NSE Nifty ended 0.68% higher at 11,924.75, while the benchmark BSE Sensex closed up 0.63% at 39,683.29.

Tata Steel ended 5.9% higher and was the top gainer on both the indexes. The Nifty Metal index rose 2.1%.

Interglobe Aviation Ltd, the owner of India's largest airline by market share, IndiGo, climbed 2.5% to a record close ahead of its quarterly results.