Mumbai-The 30 share Bombay stock exchange Sensex rose 45.20 points to 33,724.44 and the 50-share NSE Nifty gained 9.80 points at 10,399.50. Equity benchmarks closed higher for eighth consecutive session Monday, backed by banking & financials. Positive European cues also pushed market higher.About 1,591 shares advanced against 1,136 declining shares on the BSE.

The Global Entrepreneurship Summit is being held for the first time in South Asia in Hyderabad, India, from November 28-30. Co-hosted by the Governments of the United States and India, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi will inaugurate the summit and Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump will lead the U.S. contingent to GES.This is the eighth edition of the