NEW DELHI: Sensex on Tuesday climbed 165.32 or 0.22% to settle 73,667 while
Nifty
remained flat and closed at 22,335.70.
HDFC Bank,
TCS
,
Infosys
,
Maruti Suzuki
,
Reliance Industries
were among the top gainers in Sensex while
SBI
, ITC, JSW Steel, NTPC and Ultratech cement were among the top losers.
According to exchange data, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) purchased equities worth Rs 4,212.76 crore on Monday. On Monday, the BSE benchmark index declined by 616.75 points or 0.83% to settle at 73,502.64, while the Nifty slumped by 160.90 points or 0.72% to close at 22,332.65.
Global benchmark Brent crude oil rose by 0.35% to reach $82.50 per barrel.