Indian shares declined for a third day, as trading resumed after a holiday on Friday and ahead of key company earnings this week. The S&P BSE Sensex was down 0.2 per cent in Mumbai, with NTPC the worst performer and GAIL India the biggest gainer. Nine of the 13 sector gauges compiled by BSE fell, led by the S&P BSE India Metal Index. The S&P BSE India Realty Index rose 8.8 per cent, to its highest level last seen in August 2014.
Indiabulls Real Estate was the top performing realty stock, surging over 40 per cent, the most since at least