Indian equities extended gains for the second day on Tuesday tracking positive global cues. All the sectoral indices ended in green with Auto and IT leading the pack.

BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices traded higher 1.55% and 1.60% respectively.

At the close, the benchmark 30-share index, BSE Sensex gained 447.05 points or 0.90% at 50,296.89 with 23 components posting rise.  Meanwhile, the broad based NSE Nifty went up by 157.55 points or 1.07% at 14,919.10 with 37 components registering rise.

Infosys  contributed rise of 96.7 points in the Sensex.  It was followed by Tata Motors (89.04 points), Tata Consultancy Services  (76.12 points), ITC  (75.72 points) and Mahindra & Mahindra  (64.14 points).

However, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation  contributed fall of 70.06 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Housing Development Finance Corporation  (63.63 points), State Bank Of India (5.07 points), Tata Steel  (3.78 points) and Reliance Industries  (10.36 points).

Biggest gainers in the 30-share index were Mahindra & Mahindra  (4.98%), NTPC (3.83%), Bajaj Auto  (3.53%), Tech Mahindra  (3.44%), Tata Consultancy Services (2.88%) and Maruti Suzuki (2.83%).

On the other hand, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation  (3.16%), Housing Development Finance Corporation  (1.63%), Power Grid Corporation Of India  (1.19%), State Bank Of India (0.27%),  and Kotak Mahindra Bank  (0.07%) were the major losers in the Sensex pack.

Market breadth was positive with 1,852 advances against 1,156 declines.