Financial sector shares HDFC and HDFC Bank extended their morning rally to trade higher near the close on Tuesday. At 3.14 pm HDFC stayed ahead of the pack to trade at Rs 1,217.15, up 3.77 per cent on its overnight close at Rs 1,172.95.
Maruti Suzuki drove up 3.16 per cent to quote at Rs 4,676.50. The share had finished the previous session at Rs 4,533.10.
Near the close the Sensex had shot up nearly 400 points while the Nifty had gained more than 120 points.
M&M rallied further to 2.58 per cent to trade at Rs 1,252.95 against Rs 1,221.40 at close last evening.
HDFC Bank advanced further to Rs 1,066.50. This represented a gain of 1.92 per cent on its previous close at Rs 1,046.45.
Infosys gained 1.49 per cent to trade at Rs 1,124.70 against Rs 1,108.2 at close yesterday.