Bullish momentum on the Street continued after the Sensex clocked the all-important 31,000-mark on Friday, with the Nifty looking to achieve 9600.

The Sensex was up 231.99 points at 30982.02, while the Nifty was up 68.05 points at 9577.80. The market breadth was healthy as 1,724 shares advanced, against a decline of 816 shares, while 162 shares were unchanged.

The metals rally boosted stocks such as Tata Steel, Hindalco and BHEL, while the top losers were Sun Pharma, Cipla, and Indian Oil Corporation.

Autos, metals and midcap were gainers on the Nifty index, while pharma continued to sulk.