Markets return to winning ways; Sensex gains 453 pts, Nifty ends at 13,466

Indices reclaim a third of Monday's losses as those who missed out earlier see an opportunity

The benchmark indices rebounded on Tuesday, a day after posting the biggest fall in seven months amid concerns about a new strain of coronavirus detected in the UK. Both indices managed to recover close to a third of their losses on Monday.

The indices were seesawing between gains and losses for the most of Tuesday, before recovering sharply during the last two hours of the session.

The benchmark Sensex gained 453 points to reclaim the 46,000-mark; it ended the session at 46,006, a gain of 1 per cent. The Nifty rose 138 points, or 1.03 per cent, to end the day at