ICICI Bank was trading 1.5 percent firm during early trades while HDFC was trading flat. Among other gainers were Tech Mahindra and Bharti Airtel.

ICICI Bank, Larsen & Toubro, Bharti Airtel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Eicher Motors, Maruti and SBI Life were among the blue-chip counters that pushed NSE Nifty to its all-time highs.

Indian markets were trading nearly 0.5 percent lower on Monday with NSE Nifty at 19445 (down by 98 points) and BSE Sensex at 65140.

Indian markets are expected to open lower on Friday and this could end up as the worst week for NSE Nifty in a long time.

Market expert Ashish Chaturvedi has suggested four BUY Calls and no SELL Call for short term investors and traders.

Market analyst Sumeet Bagadia has suggested two BUY Calls and no SELL Call for today’s trade, indicating a neutral outlook for Indian stocks.