Sensex end 8-day losing streak; Financial Tech recovers

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The BSE Sensex edged higher on Monday, ending an eight-session losing streak, led by recently hit banks and consumer goods shares such as ITC, while Financial Technologies also recovered from recent steep falls.

Financial Technologies provisionally rose 33.6 percent after slumping 73 percent over the previous two sessions. ITC provisionally rose 0.6 percent.

The BSE index and the Nifty provisionally gained 0.13 percent each.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)