India's benchmark indexes advanced on Monday, led by gains in Kotak Mahindra Bank and Wipro after their better-than-expected quarterly earnings, while the focus shifts to the U.S. policy framework with Donald Trump set to take oath as the President.

Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. 500247 advanced 9.15% to 1,919.60 Indian rupees Monday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the BSE SENSEX Index 1 rising 0.

Shares of Kotak Mahindra Bank on Monday jumped more than 9 per cent after the firm posted a 10 per cent growth in its consolidated net profit at Rs 4,701 crore, aided by the performance of capital markets-linked arms. The stock surged 9.15 per cent to settle at Rs 1,919.60 apiece on the BSE. During the day, it zoomed 9.68 per cent to Rs 1,929.

By Bharath Rajeswaran and Indranil Sarkar (Reuters) -Indian shares inched higher on Monday, led by gains in Kotak Mahindra Bank and Wipro after their better-than-expected quarterly earnings, while concerns over the U.

The private lender's shares have got several upgrades from brokerage firms following its strong third-quarter performanc.

Motilal Oswal, YES Securities, JM Financial and Nuvama have upgraded KMB to ‘Buy’, with an upgraded target price of up to ₹2,150.

India's Kotak Mahindra Bank on Saturday reported a 10% rise in quarterly profit as it boosted lending, although provisions for potential bad loans surged.