Mumbai, July 21 -- Indian equity benchmarks kicked off the week on a positive note, boosted by positive sentiment due to the positive earnings results from the banking majors, while investors are also bracing themselves for updates regarding the India-US Trade deal.

At the end of the trading session, BSE Sensex was up 442.62 points or 0.54 per cent at 82,200.34, and the Nifty 50 at National Stock Exchange (NSE) was up 122.30 points or 0.49 per cent at 25,090.70.

"Positive results from banking majors supported the market to rebound after many days of consolidation. The market remains highly reactive to earnings, indicating that investors remain focused on the earnings front to aid valuation," said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Inv...