<div id="readability-page-1"><div>** India's Nifty 50 up 0.7%, Sensex up 0.6%** Information technology and metal rise 1.8% each, top gainers among major sectors** All 16 major sectors trade higher; mid-caps and small-caps up 0.9% and 1.1%, respectively** Stocks rise on prospects of foreign investors turning buyers in India after a rebound in rupee** Infosys and Wipro rise 2.6% and 3.1%, respectively, lead gains among IT stocks, after an unexplained surge in American-listed stocks on Friday** Metal stocks rise on surge in copper, silver prices** Shriram Finance jumps 4.7%, extends Friday's gains on MUFG deal** Tata Motors (TATM) rises 4.7% after Nomura initiates with &#34;buy&#34; rating</div></div>

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India's equity benchmarks, Nifty 50 and Sensex, rose by 0.7% and 0.6% respectively. IT and metal sectors gained 1.8% each. All 16 major sectors traded higher, with mid-caps and small-caps up 0.9% and 1.1%. Infosys and Wipro led IT gains, rising 2.6% and 3.1%. Metal stocks surged on higher copper and silver prices. Shriram Finance jumped 4.7% on MUFG deal, and Tata Motors rose 4.7% after a 'buy' rating from Nomura.

India's equity benchmarks gain in broad-based buying; IT, metals shine