Mumbai, Dec 28 (TIWN) Value buying along with positive global cues pushed India's key equity indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- higher during the late-afternoon trade session on Monday.

However, both the indices had a gap down opening from their respective previous closes.  Globally, Asian shares were mixed on Monday on thin volumes at the outset of the last trading week of the year as countries grappled with the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant.