Indian equities settled higher for the fourth day on Tuesday led by gains in oil & gas, IT and healthcare stocks. At the close, the benchmark 30-share index, BSE Sensex added 134.59 points or 0.46% at 29,593.73 with 19 components registering rise.  Meanwhile, the broad based NSE Nifty went up by 39.50 points or 0.44% at 8,996.25 with 30 components posting rise.

Major gainers in the 30-share index were Reliance Industries  (4.39%), Tata Consultancy Services  (3.92%), Bajaj Auto  (2.18%), Cipla  (2.14%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries  (2.01%),  and Housing Development Finance Corporation  (1.94%).

 On the other hand, Coal India  (3.89%), Mahindra & Mahindra  (3.26%), Axis Bank  (2.34%), Tata Motors  (1.63%), NTPC  (0.72%),  and I T C  (0.57%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.

The BSE Mid and small caps outperformed their larger counterparts gaining 1.18% and 1.39% respectively. 

The Oil & Gas index was at 9,920.66, up by 214.17 points or by 2.21%. The IT index was at 12,144.86, up by 173.25 points or by 1.45%. The HC index was at 16,365.43, up by 214.72 points or by 1.33%. On the other hand, the Realty index was at 1,794.95, down by 21.59 points or by 1.19%.