Aviation and oil marketing companies' share prices gained between 2.5 percent and 6 percent after sharp fall in crude oil prices in the international markets.
State-run oil retailers Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation rallied 2.5-4 percent while Jet Airways, SpiceJet and InterGlobe Aviation gained 2.5-6 percent.
Brent crude futures, the international benchmark for oil prices, has been falling sharply ahead of likely increase in the output by OPEC, Russia and its allies in the meeting in Vienna later in the week.
Brent crude futures were at $72.69 per barrel, down 1.02 percent, from their last close while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $63.84 a barrel, down 1.88 percent, from their last settlement
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