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.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares climbed 9.22 per cent to hit a high of Rs 1,920.85 on BSE. At this price, the bank commanded m-cap of  of Rs 3,81,928 crore. This was higher than Maruti Suzuki India's Rs 3,

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of six major currencies, decreased by 0.2 per cent to 109.1

Wipro Q3 earnings beat estimates, revenue grows 0.4% QoQ. Tech Mahindra Q3 profit falls 21.4% QoQ to Rs 983 crore . Kotak Mahindra Bank Q3 profit grows 10% YoY to Rs 3,305 crore. RBL Bank Q3 profit plunges 86% YoY to Rs 33 crore on sharp increase in provisions.