Markets ignore Omicron surge, Sensex soars 651 points; Best 10 years coming for India: Ramesh Damani; more

Markets ignored the Omicron surge as the Sensex soared 651 points to surge past the 60,000-level while the NSE Nifty settled above 18,000 on Monday as participants showed keen interest in IT and financial shares ahead of the Q3 earnings season.