Indian shares end marginally higher

Indian shares ended marginally higher on Monday after oscillating all day as consumer and pharmaceutical gains were offset by losses in metals, auto and public sector banks.

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index (.NSEI) ended 0.04 per cent higher at 18,109.45 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex (.BSESN) was up 0.05 per cent to 60,718.7.

Among sectoral gainers, Nifty FMCG (.NIFTYFMCG) rose as much as 1.13 per cent before ending 0.94 per cent higher, boosted by shares of alcohol products maker Radico Khaitan (RADC.NS) and cigarettes-to-hotels conglomerate ITC Ltd (ITC.NS) that ended 2.47 per cent and 2.23 per cent higher, respectively.

The Nifty Pharma Index (.NIPHARM) climbed 1.61 per cent and ended 1.45 per cent higher, led by Laurus Labs (LAUL.NS) and Gland Pharma (GLAD.NS), which rose 8.53 per cent and 5.16 per cent, respectively.