Stocks that were in focus included names like Route Mobile which rallied more than 8 per cent, Timken India which was up nearly 4 per cent, and Ambuja Cements which closed with gains of over a per cent on Monday.
The stock, which opened at 73, fell as much as 12% from the day's high before closing at 65.85. About 117 million shares were traded on Monday compared to an average of 43 million shares traded in the previous 10 trading sessions. On Friday, Zomato's board approved the acquisition of Blinkit (formerly Grofers) for 4,447 crore (about $570 million) in an all-stock deal.
In the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the city of Chicago fired off 300 letters Monday to CEOs in states facing abortion bans, pitching the city as a more welcoming business location.