Advances were led by energy and pharma stocks Stock markets started Monday's session on a positive note amid cautious trade.
The Sensex gained as much as 249 points to touch 36,636 at strongest point in early trade, while Nifty moved up 60 points to hit 10,967.
Advances were led by energy and pharma stocks.
The domestic markets also tracked gains in other Asian peers where equities shrugged off data showing economic growth slowed in China.
Analysts await more large cap companies to report their earnings this week.