Mumbai, Oct. 5 -- Indian equity markets ended higher on Monday, with FMCG, energy and banking stocks driving the recovery. The market was also supported by positive global cues with Brent crude offering some relief on the inflation front.

Sensex closed at 72,382.47, up 472.77 points or 0.66 per cent against the previous close of 71,909.70. Nifty settled higher at 22,555.75, up 133.80 points or 0.60 per cent against the previous close of 22,421.95

All broad market indices ended in the green. Amongst the sectoral indices, FMCG emerged as the top gainer, settling at 1.67 per cent, followed by telecom, consumer durables, and financial services. On the other hand, Nifty Healthcare emerged as the top laggard.

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