India, March 24 -- Indian shares rose sharply on Monday, adding to last week's rally after U.S. President Donald Trump said there will be "flexibility" on his reciprocal tariff plan and that he would discuss tariffs with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Geopolitical tensions also eased somewhat as U.S. and Russian officials began talks in Saudi Arabia today aimed at making progress towards a broad ceasefire in Ukraine.

According to reports, Washington is eyeing a separate Black Sea maritime ceasefire deal before securing a wider agreement towards a broad ceasefire in Ukraine.

The benchmark S&P/BSE Sensex jumped 1,078.87 points, or 1.40 percent, to 77,984.38, buoyed by foreign capital inflows and bargain hunting after heavy selling in recent...