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Stock Market Closing:  Benchmark Sensex and Nifty closed at new record highs on Monday, aided by fresh foreign fund inflows and buying in State Bank of India (SBI). The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 145.52 points or 0.18 percent to end at a new record high of 80,664.86. During the session, it advanced 343.2 points or 0.42 percent to hit a high of 80,862.54.

The NSE Nifty rose 84.55 points or 0.35 percent to settle at an all-time closing high of 24,586.70. During the day, it surged 132.9 points or 0.54 percent to hit a new record high of 24,635.05.

Among Sensex shares, NTPC, SBI, Mahindra & Mahindra, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, Maruti, Tata Motors, and ITC were the biggest gainers.

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On the other hand, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Asian Paints, Axis Bank, Tech Mahindra, and Tata Consultancy Services were among the laggards. In Asian markets, Seoul and Shanghai ended higher, while Hong Kong closed lower. European markets were trading lower.

US markets ended in positive territory on Friday. Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) purchased equities worth Rs 4,021.60 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.

Global oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.18 percent to $85.15 a barrel. The BSE benchmark jumped 622 points or 0.78 percent to end at 80,519.34 on Friday. Nifty surged 186.20 points or 0.77 percent to close at 24,502.15.

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(With PTI's Input)