Sensex rises 196 points, Nifty settles above 11,000 

The BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty 50 extended gains on Tuesday after yesterday's sharp losses. 

BSE Sensex closed 196.19 points up at 36,519.96, while the Nifty 50 ended 71.20 points higher at 11,008.05. 

All the sectoral indices on BSE, except FMCG, ended with gains led by oil and gas, energy, bankex, basic materials and healthcare. FMCG fell 0.80%. On NSE, Nifty PSU Bank Index surged 3.86% led by Union Bank, PNB and Bank of Baroda.

HPCL, IOC, SBI, Sun Pharma and ICICI Bank were among the major gainers, whereas Hindustan Unilever, Bharti Airtel, IndusInd Bank, ITC and Eicher Motors were among top losers.