Taking Stock: Terrific Tuesday! Markets close near 4-month high; Nifty above 10,450

It was indeed a terrific Tuesday for Indian share markets that started the day on a muted note only to pick up momentum in the second half, bringing the benchmark indices within touching distance of a four-month high.

The S&P BSE Sensex rallied 519 points to close at 35,430 while the Nifty50 witnessed selling pressure near 10,500 to end the day 159 points higher at 10,471.