Sensex closes 226 points higher

A benchmark index for Indian markets rose to a two-week high on Tuesday, closing 226 points higher as traders were enthused by indications of higher advance tax payments by corporates suggesting improved earnings. Cues from global bourses too were positive. The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,680.23 points, closed at 17,813.62, up 225.95 points or 1.28 per cent compared to its previous close at 17,587.67 points. The 50-scrip S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also closed in the positive at 5,429.5 points, up 69.95 points or 1.31 per cent from its previous close.