Bangladesh, March 12 -- Indian domestic equity benchmarks (Sensex and Nifty) rose to their highest levels since the third week of September as foreign portfolio investors continue to buy shares in Indian equity markets.

Rally on Monday's session was led by blue-chip shares like Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, State Bank of India and HDFC. The S&P BSE Sensex rose 1.04 per cent or 383 points to close at 37,054 and the NSE Nifty 50 Index climbed 1.2 per cent or 133 points to shut shop at 11,168, according to NDTV Online.

Foreign investors continued with their shopping spree in Indian equities in March. Foreign portfolio investors have so far this month invested Rs. 5,621 crore in equity markets, according to data compiled by ...