<p> Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty snapped two days of losses to close higher on Tuesday on the back of fag-end buying in auto, power and metal shares helped by fresh foreign fund inflows.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 204.16 points or 0.31 per cent to settle at 66,174.20 in a volatile trade. During the day, it hit a high of 66,256.20 and a low of 65,906.65.</p>.<p>The Nifty gained 95 points or 0.48 per cent to settle at 19,889.70.</p>.Markets quote flat in volatile trade.<p>Among the Sensex firms, Tata Motors, Bajaj Finserv, UltraTech Cement, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, Titan and Axis Bank were the major gainers.</p>.<p>ITC, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank and Power Grid were among the laggards.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Seoul and Shanghai settled with gains while Tokyo and Hong Kong ended lower.</p>.<p>European markets were trading mostly lower. The US markets ended marginally down on Monday.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 1.19 per cent to $80.93 a barrel.</p>.<p>Equity markets were closed on Monday for Guru Nanak Jayanti.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 2,625.21 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark declined 47.77 points or 0.07 per cent to settle at 65,970.04 on Friday. The Nifty slipped 7.30 points or 0.04 per cent to 19,794.70. </p>
<p> Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty snapped two days of losses to close higher on Tuesday on the back of fag-end buying in auto, power and metal shares helped by fresh foreign fund inflows.</p>.<p>The 30-share BSE Sensex rose by 204.16 points or 0.31 per cent to settle at 66,174.20 in a volatile trade. During the day, it hit a high of 66,256.20 and a low of 65,906.65.</p>.<p>The Nifty gained 95 points or 0.48 per cent to settle at 19,889.70.</p>.Markets quote flat in volatile trade.<p>Among the Sensex firms, Tata Motors, Bajaj Finserv, UltraTech Cement, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, NTPC, Titan and Axis Bank were the major gainers.</p>.<p>ITC, Hindustan Unilever, ICICI Bank and Power Grid were among the laggards.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Seoul and Shanghai settled with gains while Tokyo and Hong Kong ended lower.</p>.<p>European markets were trading mostly lower. The US markets ended marginally down on Monday.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 1.19 per cent to $80.93 a barrel.</p>.<p>Equity markets were closed on Monday for Guru Nanak Jayanti.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 2,625.21 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark declined 47.77 points or 0.07 per cent to settle at 65,970.04 on Friday. The Nifty slipped 7.30 points or 0.04 per cent to 19,794.70. </p>