Sensex, Nifty today: Thirteen out of 30 Sensex stocks finished the session in the green.
The domestic stock markets extended gains for a second straight session by closing on a positive note on Monday.
The BSE benchmark index Sensex ended 131.52 points or 0.38 per cent higher at 34,865.10.
The broader Nifty50 index of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) settled at 10,512.50, up 40 points or 0.38 per cent from its previous close.
The indices were boosted by advances across pharma and IT sectors.
Sustained buying was also witnessed by domestic institutional investors despite disappointing macro-economic data and uninterrupted foreign fund outflows.
However, auto, banking and metal stocks were under pressure.