Stock market: IT stocks took the lead, Sensex crossed 53 thousand
Earlier, on Friday last week, the Sensex had strengthened by 462.26 points (0.88 per cent) and closed at 52,727.98 points. Nifty was up by 142.60 points (0.92 per cent) at 15,699.25. Last week, the Sensex and Nifty had gained about 3 per…