However, IT stocks stole the show, with TCS emerging as the top performer in the Sensex pack, a day after the company reported a 4.4 per cent rise in March quarter net profit and guided towards a better show in fiscal 2019.

India has 19 crore adults without a bank account despite the success of the ambitious Jan Dhan Yojana, making it the world's second largest unbanked population after that of China, the World Bank said today.

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The IMF's latest World Economic Outlook report shows that the country is on track to managing this feat. It expects India to grow at 7.4 per cent in 2018 and 7.8 per cent in 2019, in line with its January forecast.

While the Sensex rose 89 points to 34,395, Nifty closed 20 points higher to 10,548 level. India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday monsoon rains are likely to be 97 per cent of their long-term average in 2018, reassuring farmers ahead of summer planting in a country where only half of the farmland is irrigated. The BSE index which opened nearly 100 points higher marked its longest winning run since early September 2014 after close.

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Oriflame has been expanding its product portfolio rapidly in these two categories to drive future growth in the country.

Three of top 10 mobile apps downloaded in the country were video streaming apps that offer wide variety of content - from movies to TV shows and web content.

\"Ever since RBI (Reserve Bank of India) cuts its inflation trajectory, the equities have done well. And if this trend of falling inflation and reduction in bond yields continue, good signs await the equity markets,\" said Vinod Nair, head of research at Geojit Financial Services.

The 30-share index, moving in a tight range for the better part of the session on scattered deals, hit a low of 33,501.37 and a high of 33,697.51 before finishing at 33,626.97 points, up 30.17 points or 0.09 per cent.

Touted as a cryptocurrency guru in India, businessman and bitcoin entrepreneur Amit Bhardwaj has been arrested for allegedly scamming investors out of Rs 2,000 crore in Maharashtra alone.

The Sensex fell below the 33,000 mark down nearly 400 points to hit an intra day low of 32,972 level. The Nifty too fell below the key 10,150 mark. On the Sensex, Tata Steel, YES Bank and Axis Bank were the top losers.