Mumbai, June 9 -- Domestic benchmark indices closed higher on Monday, powered by a rally in banking stocks after the Bank Nifty hit a record high during the session. Sentiment was lifted by the Reserve Bank of India's policy easing announced on Friday, and encouraging progress in U.S.-India trade talks. The Nifty ended just above the 25,100 mark. Barring Nifty Realty, all NSE sectoral indices closed in the green.

The S&P BSE Sensex added 256.22 points or 0.31% to 82,445.21. The Nifty 50 index rose 100.15 points or 0.40% to 25,103.20.

Kotak Mahindra Bank (up 3.19%), Bajaj Finance (up 2.51%) and Adani Enterprises (up 1.85%) boosted the indices.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 1.03% an...