bengaluru oct 11 reuters  indian shares rose for a third straight session on monday driven by auto stocks on expectations of a sales surge ahead of the festive season while it firms were dragged lower by a slide in tata consultancy services the nse nifty 50 index nsei rose 045 to 1797435 hitting a record high while the sp bse sensex bsesn was up 034 at 6025642 by 0450 gmt there were no surprises last week and an absence of negative triggers is supporting positive moves said anita gandhi director at arihant capital markets in mumbai on friday indian shares logged their best week in over a month after the central bank kept key interest rates unchanged as expected and promised adequate liquidity to support the economic recovery read more leading gains on monday were automakers niftyauto adding 289 their order books are expected to be higher ahead of the festive season gandhi said jaguar land rover jlr parent tata motors tamons soared as much as 85 its highest since january 2018 and was the top gainer on the nifty 50 index the stock is up roughly 23 this month after having gained 16 in september the company had said on friday that jlrs global retail orders were at record levels energy stocks advanced as coal india coalns rose 6 to be among the top gainers on the nifty reliance industries relins rose 182 to a record high after the company said it would buy norwegianbased solar panel maker rec solar holdings and an up to 40 stake in indias sterling and wilson solar stenns read more sterling and wilson solar rallied 17 to its highest level in nearly two years the nifty it index niftyit was the only major subindex trading lower led by 6 fall in tata consultancy services tcsns tcs on friday posted quarterly profit that beat estimates but analysts flagged indications of moderating deal wins and margin pressure in future quarters read more reporting by chandini monnappa in bengaluru editing by ramakrishnan m