The benchmark equity indices closed in the positive on Tuesday. The 30-share Sensex rose by 234.12 points, or 0.30%, finishing at 78,199.11. The index traded between a high of 78,452.74 and a low of 77,925.09 during the session.

The Nifty50 also closed higher at 23,707.90, up by 91.85 points, or 0.39%. The index reached a high of 23,795.20 and a low of 23,637.80.

Out of the 50 stocks in the Nifty50, 32 ended in the green, with ONGC, SBI Life, Tata Motors, HDFC Life, and Adani Enterprises leading the gains, rising by up to 3.79%. On the flip side, 18 stocks, including Trent, HCL Tech, TCS, Eicher Motors, and Tech Mahindra, closed in the red, with losses up to 2.20%.

In the broader market, small-cap stocks outperformed, with the Nifty Smallcap100 index rising by 1.35%, while the Nifty Midcap100 gained 0.89%.

All sectoral indices, except for Nifty IT, ended in the green, with the Nifty Metal, select healthcare, and Media indices registering gains of over 1% each.